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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
somber	gloomy; depressing	adjective	*
somnambulist	sleepwalker	noun
somnolent	half asleep	adjective
sonorous	resonant	adjective
sophist	teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning	noun
sophistication	artificiality; unnaturalness; act of employing sophistry in reasoning	noun
sophistry	seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning	noun
sophomoric	immature; shallow	adjective
soporific	sleep producer	adjective
sordid	filthy; base; vile	adjective
soupon	suggestion; hint; taste	noun
spangle	small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation	noun
sparse	not thick; thinly scattered; scanty	adjective
spartan	lacking luxury and comfort; sternly sternly disciplined	adjective
spasmodic	fitful; periodic	adjective
spat	squabble; minor dispute	noun
spate	sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount	noun
spatial	relating to space	adjective
spatula	broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing	noun
spawn	lay eggs	verb
specious	seemingly reasonable but incorrect	adjective
spectral	ghostly	adjective
spectrum	colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism	noun
spendthrift	someone who wastes money	noun	*
sphinx-like	enigmatic; mysterious	adjective
splenetic	spiteful; irritable; peevish	adjective
splice	fasten together; unite	verb
spontaneity	lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint	noun
spoonerism	accidental transposition of sounds in successive words	noun
sporadic	occurring irregularly	adjective
sportive	playful	adjective
spruce	neat and trim	adjective
spry	vigorously active; nimble	adjective
spume	froth; foam	noun
spurious	false; counterfeit; illogical	adjective
spurn	reject; scorn	verb
squabble	minor quarrel; bickering	noun
squalid	dirty; neglected; poor	adjective
squander	waste	verb	*
squat	stocky; short and thick	adjective
staccato	played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound	adjective
stagnant	motionless; stale; dull	adjective	*
staid	sober; sedate	adjective
stalemate	deadlock	noun
stalwart	strong; brawny; steadfast	adjective
stamina	strength; staying power	noun
stanch	check flow of blood	verb
stanza	division of a poem	noun	*
static	unchanging; lacking development	adjective	*
statute	law	noun
statutory	created by statute or legislative action	adjective
steadfast	loyal	adjective	*
stealth	slyness; secretiveness	adjective
steep	soak; saturate	verb
stein	beer mug	noun
stellar	pertaining to the stars	adjective
stem	check the flow	verb
stem from	arise from	verb
stentorian	extremely loud	adjective
stereotyped	fixed and unvarying representation	adjective
stickler	perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right	noun
stifle	suppress; extinguish; inhibit	verb
stigma	token of disgrace; brand	noun
stilted	bombastic; inflated	adjective
stint	be thrifty; set limits	verb
stint	supply; allotted demand; assigned portion of work	noun
stipend	pay for services	noun
stipple	paint or draw with dots	verb
stipulate	make express conditions; specify	verb
stock	typical; standard; kept regularly in supply	adjective
stockade	wooden enclosure or pen; fixed lines of posts used as defensive barrier	noun
stodgy	stuffy; boringly conservative	adjective
stoic	person who is indifferent to pleasure or pain	noun	*
stoke	to feed plentifully	verb
stolid	dull; impassive	adjective
stratagem	deceptive scheme	noun
stratum	layer of earth's surface; layer of society	noun
strew	spread randomly	verb
striated	marked with parallel bands; grooved	adjective
stricture	critical comments; severe and adverse criticism	noun
strident	loud and harsh	adjective
stringent	blinding; rigid	adjective
strut	pompous walk	noun
strut	supporting bar	noun
stultify	cause to appear foolish or inconsistent	verb
stupefy	make numb; stun; amaze	verb	*
stupor	state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness	noun
stygian	gloomy; hellish; deathly	adjective
stymie	present an obstacle; stump	verb
suavity	urbanity; polish	noun
subaltern	subordinate	noun
subjective	occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal	adjective
subjugate	conquer; bring under control	verb
sublimate	refine; purify	verb
sublime	exalted; noble; uplifting	adjective