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supercilious
arrogant, haughty, overbearing, condenscending, as a person or a facial expression.
superannuated
too old, obsolete, outdated; retired because of age or infirmity; too old for use, work, service, or a position; antiquated or obsolete: superannuated ideas.
sumptuous
lavish, splendid; entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence; luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: a sumptuous feast.
sully
to soil, stain, tarnish; taint; to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation.
sullen
brooding, gloomy; showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
suffragist
one who advocates extended voting rights; an advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage, esp. to women.
sufferable
bearable
subvert
to undermine or corrupt; to overthrow (something established or existing); to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of; to undermine the principles of; corrupt: •In Othello, the idea of the treacherous Moor versus the noble white man is inverted, subverting the stereotype.
subtle
hard to detect or describe; perceptive: characterized by mental acuteness or penetration: a subtle understanding; skillful, clever, or ingenious: a subtle painter.
subterranean
hidden, secret; underground
subterfuge
trick or tactic used to avoid something; an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
submissive
tending to be meek and submit
subliminal
subconscious; imperceptible; resulting from processes of which the individual is not aware
sublime
awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value
sublimate
to repress impulses; Psychology . to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
to make nobler or purer: To read about great men sublimates ambition.
subjugate
to conquer, subdue; enslave; to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
subjection
dependence, obedience, submission; to bring under domination, control, or influence (usually fol. by to ).
subdued
suppressed, stifled; quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
suave
smoothly gracious or polite; blandly ingratiating
stylize
to fashion, formalize; to design in or cause to conform to a particular style, as of representation or treatment in art; conventionalize
stunted
having arrested growth or development: A harsh climate stunted the trees. Brutal treatment in childhood stunted his personality.
stultify
to impair or reduce to uselessness; to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, esp. by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.
stripling
an adolescent boy
stricture
something that restrains; negative criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
stratagem
trick designed to deceive an enemy; any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor: business stratagems.
stolid
having or showing little emotion; not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
stoic
indifferent to or unaffected by emotions; of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.
stickade
enclosed area forming defensive wall; Fortification: a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
(v) to protect, fortify, or encompass with a stockade.
stint
(v) to be sparing or frugal; get along on a scanty allowance: Don't stint on the food. They stinted for years in order to save money; Archaic . to cease action; desist, check
stint
(n) a period of time spent doing something: a two-year stint in the army; an allotted amount or piece of work: to do one's daily stint; limitation or restriction, esp. as to amount: to give without stint; a limited, prescribed, or expected quantity, share, rate, etc.: to exceed one's stint.
stilted
stiff, unnatural; stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous; Architecture. (of an arch) resting on imposts treated in part as downward continuations of the arch.
stifle
to smother or suffocate; suppress: to stifle a yawn; to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
stentorian
extremely loud
steadfast
immovable; fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze; firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person: a steadfast friend; unwavering, as resolution, faith, adherence, etc.; firmly established, as an institution or a state of affairs; firmly fixed in place or position.
stately
grand, unapproachable, majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home; dignified.
stark
bare, empty, vacant; sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness; harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.: a stark landscape; extremely simple or severe: a stark interior; bluntly or sternly plain; not softened or glamorized: the stark reality of the schedule's deadline; stiff or rigid in substance, muscles, etc.; rigid in death.
stalwart
strong, unwavering, strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust; strong and brave; valiant: a stalwart knight; firm, steadfast, or uncompromising: a stalwart supporter of the U.N.; a physically stalwart person; a steadfast or uncompromising partisan: They counted on the party stalwarts for support in the off-year campaigns.
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