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senescent
Growing old or showing the effects of aging.
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shard
A sharp fragment of a broken object, especially glass or pottery.
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sidle
To move sideways or in a furtive, unobtrusive manner.
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skeptic
A person inclined to question claims rather than accept them readily.
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sodden
Thoroughly soaked or saturated with moisture.
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soliloquy
A speech in which a character voices thoughts aloud, usually while alone.
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solipsism
The philosophical position that only one's own mind is certain to exist; figuratively, extreme self-absorption.
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sonorous
Deep, full, and resonant in sound.
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spectral
Ghostly or resembling an apparition; also relating to a spectrum.
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spectrum
A range or ordered series of related things.
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spinster
An old-fashioned term for an unmarried woman, often carrying a disparaging implication.
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sporadic
Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances.
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stanza
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
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stigma
A mark or association of social disgrace or disapproval.
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stint
A fixed or limited period of work or activity.
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striate
To mark with parallel lines, grooves, or streaks.
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strident
Harsh, loud, or insistently forceful.
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strut
To walk with a stiff, proud, or self-important air.
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subpoena
A formal legal order requiring attendance or the production of evidence.
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suffuse
To spread through or over something, often with color or feeling.
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supercilious
Showing arrogant disdain or an air of superiority.
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sybarite
A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.
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sycophant
A person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage.
One word family: also includes sycophantic.
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tangential
Only slightly or indirectly related to the main subject.