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  1. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
  2. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  3. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  4. suborn
    incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
  5. subpoena
    a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
  6. subsequent
    following in time or order
  7. subservient
    compliant and obedient to authority
  8. subside
    wear off or die down
  9. subsidiary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  10. subsidy
    a grant of financial assistance, especially by a government
  11. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  12. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  13. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  14. subsume
    contain or include
  15. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  16. subtlety
    the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze
  17. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  18. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
  19. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  20. succulent
    tasty and full of juice
  21. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  22. suffragist
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights
  23. suffuse
    cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  24. sully
    make dirty or spotty
  25. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  26. summation
    calculating the total of two or more numbers
  27. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  28. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  29. sundry
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  30. superannuated
    too old to be useful
  31. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  32. supererogatory
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  33. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  34. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  35. superimpose
    place on top of
  36. supernumerary
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  37. supersede
    take the place or move into the position of
  38. supine
    lying face upward
  39. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  40. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  41. supple
    moving and bending with ease
  42. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
  43. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  44. supposititious
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  45. suppress
    put down by force or authority
  46. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  47. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  48. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  49. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  50. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  51. surreptitious
    marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
  52. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  53. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  54. susceptible
    yielding readily to or capable of undergoing a process
  55. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  56. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  57. suture
    a seam used in surgery
  58. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  59. swathe
    wrap in or as if in strips of cloth
  60. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  61. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  62. swill
    drink large quantities of
  63. swindler
    a person who steals by means of deception or fraud
  64. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  65. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  66. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  67. sylvan
    relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  68. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  69. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  70. synchronous
    occurring or existing at the same time
  71. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  72. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  73. synthetic
    a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
  74. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  75. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  76. tactile
    of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
  77. taint
    place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
  78. talisman
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  79. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  80. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  81. tanner
    a craftsman who tans skins and hides
  82. tantalize
    harass with persistent teasing or baiting
  83. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
Created on 五月 13, 2013 (updated 六月 24, 2013)

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