supplicate
verbTo ask or plead humbly and earnestly.
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nounAn assumption or proposal accepted provisionally without proof.
supremacy
nounA position of highest authority, power, or dominance.
surfeit
nounAn amount greater than is needed or enjoyable.
surpass
verbTo exceed someone or something in achievement, quality, or extent.
surplus
nounAn amount left over after needs or requirements have been met.
surreal
adjectiveStrangely dreamlike or unreal in appearance or experience.
surreptitious
adjectiveDone secretly to avoid notice or disapproval.
susceptible
adjectiveReadily affected or influenced by something.
One word family: also includes susceptibility.
sustenance
nounFood, nourishment, or other support that maintains life or strength.
swelter
verbTo feel oppressed by intense heat.
sybarite
nounA person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure.
sycophant
nounA person who flatters someone powerful to gain advantage.
One word family: also includes sycophantic.
sylvan
adjectiveRelating to woods or a wooded setting.
synonymous
adjectiveHaving the same or nearly the same meaning, or being closely associated in people's minds.
Same or nearly the same meaning
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synthesis
nounThe combination of separate ideas or elements into a coherent whole.
Combination into a whole
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systematic
adjectiveFollowing an organized method or plan.
systemic
adjectiveAffecting or relating to an entire system rather than one isolated part.
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