Word Definition

resolve to firmly decide

solvent able to pay debts
stoic unaffected by passion or feeling
stolid expressing little sensibility, unemotional
strenuous requiring tremendous energy or stamina
strident harsh, loud
stupefy to astonish, make insensible
subjugate to bring under control, subdue
sublime large and impressive in size, scope, or extent, lofty, grand, exalted
submissiveeasily yielding to authority
succinct marked by compact precision
superfluousexceeding what is necessary
surfeit an overabundant supply or indulgence
surmise to infer with little evidence
surreptitioustrickily secret, stealthy
surrogate one acting in place of another
swarthy of dark color or complexion
sycophant one who flatters for self-gain
tacit expressed without words
taciturn not inclined to talk
tangential incidental, peripheral, divergent
tantamountequivalent in value or significance
tedious tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness, dull, boring
temerity audacity, recklessness
temperancemoderation in action or thought
tenable able to be defended or maintained
tenuous having little substance or strength, not solidly based
terrestrial relating to the land
timorous timid, fearful
tirade a long speech marked by harsh or biting language
toady one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
tome a printed and bound work, a large book
torpid lacking responsiveness or alertness, lacking mental and physical alertness and activity, lethargic, dormant, lacking motion
tortuous winding
tractable easily controlled
tranquil calm
transgress to violate, go over a limit
transient passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence
transmute to change or alter in form
travesty a grossly inferior imitation
tremulous fearful
trenchant effective, articulate, clear-cut
trepidation fear, apprehension
trite not original, overused
truculent ready to fight, cruel
truncate to shorten by cutting off
turgid excessively ornate or complex in style or language, swollen or distended, as from a fluid, bloated, grandiloquent, excessively embellished in style or language
turpitude depravity, moral corruption, a base act
ubiquitous existing everywhere, widespread
umbrage resentment, offense
lacking responsiveness or alertness, lacking mental and physical alertness and activity, lethargic, dormant, lacking motion
excessively ornate or complex in style or language, swollen or distended, as from a fluid, bloated, grandiloquent, excessively embellished in style or language