S Set5

substantial	adj. large in amount; considerable
substantiate	v. give facts to support (a claim, statement, etc); prove
substantive	adj. genuine or actual; real
subsume	v. ~ sth (fml ) include sth in a particular group, class, etc or under a rule
subterfuge	n. trick or excuse, esp one used to avoid difficulties, blame, failure, etc
subtlety	n. quality of being subtle
subversive	adj. ~ trying or likely to weaken or destroy a political system, an accepted belief, etc
succinct	adj. expressedbriefly and clearly; concise
succor	to go to the aid of:RELIEVE
succulent	adj. (of fruit and meat) juicy and delicious
succumb	v. ~ (fml ) stop resisting (temptation, illness, attack, etc); yield
suckle	v. feed with milk from the breast or udder
suffocate	v. die as a result of not being able to breathe
suffragist	advocate of voting rights (for women)
suffuse	v. ~ sth (esp of colour or moisture) spread all over sth
suitor	n. man courting a woman
sullen	adj. silent, bad-tempered and gloomy
sully	v. (fml or rhet usu fig , ) make (sth) dirty; stain; ruin or destroy (sb's reputation, etc)
sultry	adj. (of the weather, air, etc) oppressively hot and humid
summation	n. summing-up; summary
sumptuous	adj. looking expensive and splendid
sunder	v. ~ sth/sb (fml or rhet ) separate sth/sb, esp by force or for ever
sundry	adj. various
superannuated	adj. old and barely fit for work or use
supercilious	adj. thinking or showing that one thinks one is better than other people; arrogant and disdainful
supererogatory	superfluous; more than needed or demanded
superficial	adj. of or on the surface only
superfluous	adj. more than is needed or wanted
superimpose	v. ~ sth put sth on top of sth else, esp so that what is underneath can still be seen, heard, etc
supernumerary	adj. in excess of the normal number; extra
supersede	v. take the place of be introduced so as to be used instead of (sth/sb)
supine	adj. lying flat on the back,face upwards
supplant	v. take the place of (sb/sth); replace
supple	adj. bent or bending easily; not stiff; flexible
suppliant	n, adj (person) asking humbly for sth
supplicant	n. person who supplicates; suppliant
supplicate	v. ~ sth (fml ) ask (sb) humbly or pleadingly for sth
supposition	n. supposing
supposititious	assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
suppress	v. put an end to (sth), esp by force; crush
surfeit	n. ~ (of sth) too much of sth, esp of food and drink
surge	v. move forward in or like waves
surly	adj. bad-tempered and unfriendly
surmise	v. suppose (sth) without having evidence that makes it certain; guess
surmount	v. deal with (a difficulty, etc); overcome
surpass	v. ~ sb/sth (in sth) (fml ) do or be better than sb/sth; exceed sb/sth
surreptitious	adj. done or acting secretly or stealthily
surrogate	n. ~ (fml ) person or thing that acts or is used instead of another; substitute
surveillance	n. careful watch kept on sb suspected of doing wrong
susceptible	adj. ~ to sth easily influenced or harmed by sth
suspend	v. ~ sth (fml ) hang sth up
suspense	n. feeling of tenseness, worry, etc about what may happen
sustain	v. bear (weight) without breaking or falling
sustenance	n. food and drink; nourishment
suture	n. stitch or stitches made in sewing up a wound, esp following an operation ,
swagger	v. walk or behave in a proud or boastful way
swamp	n. soft wet land; marsh ;
swarm	n. large number of insects, birds, etc moving around together, esp bees following a queen bee
swarthy	adj. dark or dark-skinned
swathe	n. strip of grass or other plants cut by a mower, scythe, etc
sway	v. move or lean slowly from side to side
swear	v. ~ (at sb/sth) use rude or blasphemous words in anger, surprise, etc; curse
swear-word	n. rude or blasphemous word
swell	v. ~(to sth); ~ (sth) (up) (with sth) (cause sth to) becomelarger or bulge outwards, eg because of pressure from inside
swelter	v. be uncomfortably hot; suffer from the heat
swerve	v. change direction suddenly
swill	v. ~ sth (out/down) (esp Brit) rinse or flush sth by pouring large amounts of water, etc into, over or through it
swindler	n. person who swindles
swipe	v. (infml ) ~ (at) sth/sb (try to) hit sth/sb with a swinging or reckless blow
sybarite	n. person who is very fond of luxury and comfort
sycophant	n. person who tries to gain people's favour by insincerely flattering them and always agreeing with them
syllogism	n. form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two statements, eg All men must die; I am a man; therefore I must die
sylvan	=> silvan
symbiosis	n. relationship between two species, organisms,etc that live close together and depend on each other in various ways
symmetry	n. exact match in size and shape between the two halves of sth
synchronous	similary timed; simultaneous with
synoptic	adj. of or forming a synopsis
synthesis	n. combining of separate parts, elements, etc to form a complex whole
synthetic	adj. made by synthesis(