S Vocabulary Flashcards
Sage
Wise
Salacious
Lustful
Salubrious
Healthful
Salutary
Expecting an improvement, favourable to health
Sardonic
Cynical, scornfully mocking
Sartorial
Pertaining to tailors
Satiate
Satisfy
Saturate
To soak thoroughly
Saturnine
Gloomy
Satyr
Creature that is half man, half beast with horns and legs as goats
Savor
To enjoy, distinctive flavour/smell
Schematic
Relating to or in form of outline, diagram
Secrete
Produce/release substance into organism
Sanction
To approve, permit
Sedition
Behaviour prompting rebellion
Sedulous
Diligent
Seismic
Relating to earthquakes
Sensual
Relating to senses, especially sexual appetites
Sensuous
Relating to senses, operating through them
Sentient
Aware, conscious
Servile
Submissive, obedient
Sextant
Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
Shard
A piece of broken glass or pottery
Sidereal
Relating to the stars
Simian
Ape like
Simile
Comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”
Sinecure
Well paying job/office that requires little to no work
Singular
Unique, odd
Sinuous
Winding, complex, intricate
Skeptic
One who doubts