SAT Vocabulary Words That Start With S

sickly sweet; overly sweet

wise and perceptive

wise; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

healthy; promoting health; healthful

healthful; tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

save from damage or loss

hypocritically pious in manner; excessively or hypocritically pious

approve; give sanction to

sharp ironic mockery

satisfy; fill to satisfaction

satisfy; fill to satisfaction

mockery; witty language used to convey insults or scorn

mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule

ridicule; ridicule with satire

fill completely, soak; infuse or fill completely

stroll; walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

learned person; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

enjoy; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

delicious; morally wholesome or acceptable

rascal; perform hastily and carelessly

inadequate; lacking in amplitude or quantity

victim; someone who is punished for the errors of others

seek; clean refuse from

situation; an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

sparkle or shine

conscientious; having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled

examine very carefully

struggle; disorderly fighting

keep isolated from others

isolation; the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

give off; generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

religious order; a subdivision of a larger religious group

worldly; someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

rebellion; an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority

ooze; pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

causing strong excitement

easily affected or responsive

isolate; requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

good fortune; good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

meek; submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior

servanthood; state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

characterized by long words; long-winded

cut; set or keep apart

difficult; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

seriousness; used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

bond; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom

shuffle; walk by dragging one's feet

fragment; a broken piece of a brittle artifact

gleam; shine with a weak or fitful light

comparison; a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds

the state of being uncomplicated

copy; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

unique; unusual or striking

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

winding; curved or curving in and out

unbeliever; someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

nonbelieving; denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

slink; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

residue; convert into slag

sloppy; in a careless or reckless manner

laziness; a disinclination to work or exert yourself

slow moving; moving slowly

melt or fuse; extract (metals) by heating

burn without flame; burn slowly and without a flame

seriousness; the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

soaked; wet through and through; thoroughly wet

seriousness; a trait of dignified seriousness

showing concern

monologue; speech you make to yourself

serious and gloomy

more or less; to a small degree or extent

sleepy; inclined to or marked by drowsiness

causing sleep; a drug that induces sleep

filthy; morally degraded

a supreme ruler or authority

extra or refrain from harming

unembellished; a resident of Sparta

quarrel; a quarrel about petty points

false; plausible but false

range; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

form ideas without firm evidence

wasteful; someone who spends money prodigally

globe; a particular environment or walk of life

happening without planning

intermittent; recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

false; plausible but false

quarrel; a quarrel about petty points

waste carelessly

motionless; not circulating or flowing

calm; characterized by dignity and propriety

standstill; subject to a stalemate

sturdy, tough; a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)

verse; a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

plain and harshly clear

level of respect or status

law; an act passed by a legislative body

firm and dependable

overly narrow representation; a conventional or formulaic conception or image

smother; conceal or hide

mark of disgrace; the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

encourage activity or growth

something that triggers response

period, duration; subsist on a meager allowance

specify; specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement

uninteresting; heavy and starchy and hard to digest

disinterested; seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

placid; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

honest; free from ambiguity

scheme; a maneuver in a game or conversation

striped; mark with stripes or striations

loud and harsh

rigorous; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

walk pompously; to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

daze; the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens

block progress

keep down; put down by force or intimidation

personal; taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias

grand; inspiring awe

compliant; willing to submit to orders or wishes of others

subsidiary; an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

legal summons; serve or summon with a subpoena

coming after in time or order

decrease; wear off or die down

secondary; an assistant subject to the control of another

financial aid; a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

real; fairly large

prove with evidence

replace; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

hard to notice or detect

nuance; a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

overturn; cause the downfall of; of rulers

replacement; a person who follows next in order

concise; briefly giving the gist of something

juicy or fleshy

enough; of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant

bad tempered and gloomy

arrogantly superior

seeming; concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious

unnecessary; serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

higher in quality or performance

replace; take the place or move into the position of

replace something else

guess; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

forcibly put an end to

exceed; distinguish oneself

give up control or power

sneaky; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

live on; continue to live through hardship or adversity

available; (often followed by of or to) yielding readily to or capable of

doubt or believe something uncertain

hang; hang freely

distrustful and cautious

maintain or keep going

drink; feed pigs

cheater; a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

kiss-up; a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

exact matching of forms; an attribute of a shape or relation

inclusive or general; presenting a summary or general view of a whole

combination; the process of producing a chemical compound

done according to a plan