[Word Smart] S part 2

serpentine: curving and twisting like a snake, complicated and difficult to understand, 형태가 뱀 같은
shackle: it prevents you from doing what you want to do, 수갑, 족쇄를 채우다
shibboleth: 케케묵은 생각
shrewd: able to judge a situation accurately and turn it to your own advantage, 약삭빠른, 교활한
singular: exceptional, unique, noticeable, 뛰어난, 두드러진
skirmish: (군대의) 소규모 접전, 작은 충돌
skittish: (of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened, 신경질적인, 쉽게 놀라는
slake: to satisfy a feeling of being thirsty or of wanting something, 갈증을 해소하다, 욕구를 충족시키다
solace: help and comfort when you are feeling sad or worried, 위안, 위로
solidarity: 연대, 결속
sophomoric: silly and behaving like a child, 미숙한
sordid: dirty and unpleasant, 비도덕적인, 몹시 지저분한
sovereign: 군주, 국왕
spate: a larger number of events than usual, especially unpleasant ones, happening at about the same time, 범람
specious: seeming to be right or true, but really wrong or false, 허울만 그럴 듯한
specter: 유령
spurn: to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having, 경멸하다
stalwart: loyal, especially for a long time; able to be trusted, 충실한, 튼튼한
stark: empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration, 삭막한, 황량한
stint: a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity, 제한하다, 자제하다, 아끼다
stipend: 수입
stolid: (of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement, 무감각한, 둔감한
stout: (especially of older people) fat and solid-looking, 통통한
stratagem: a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick, 책략, 술수
stupendous: very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, 놀랄 만한, 거대한
stupor: 기절한 상태
subside: it becomes less strong or extreme, 감소하다, 줄어들다
subsidiary: used to refer to something less important than something else, 보조적인, 부수적인
subsidize: to pay part of the cost of something, 보조금을 주다
substantiate: to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts, 입증하다, 증명하다
subterfuge: a trick or a dishonest way of achieving something, 속임수
suffice: to be enough, 족하다, 충분하다
suffrage: 투표권
suffuse: to spread through or over something completely, 뒤덮다, 가득 채우다