stealth.noun,.plural.stealths
the act of moving, proceeding or acting in a covert way; the quality or characteristic of being furtive or covert
stealthy, stealthier, stealthiest.adjectives
marked by or acting with quiet, caution and secrecy intended to avoid notice; secret
stealthily.adverb
stealthiness.noun,.plural.stealthinesses

strident.adjective
loud, harsh, grating or shrill; discordant; vociferous
stridence.noun,.plural.stridences
stridency.noun,.plural.stridencies
stridently.adverb

serene.adjective
unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled; unclouded; fair (serene skies and a bright blue sea)
serenely.adverb
sereneness.noun,.plural.serenenesses
serenity.noun,.plural.serenities
the state or quality of being.serene; tranquility; equanimity

shabby, shabbier, shabbiest.adjectives
wearing threadbare clothing; showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out (shabby furniture); dilapidated or deteriorated in condition, especially through neglect; seedy (a shabby little park); not generous or just; unfair (shabby treatment); of mediocre or substandard quality (a shabby performance)
shabbily.adverb
shabbiness.noun,.plural.shabbinesses

seedy, seedier, seediest.adjectives
worn and shabby; unkempt (the homeless person looked soiled and seedy); somewhat disreputable; squalid (a seedy hotel in a run-down neighborhood); having many seeds; resembling seeds or a seed
seedily.adverb
seediness.noun,.plural.seedinesses

slipshod.adjective
marked by carelessness; sloppy or slovenly; shabby or seedy slipshoddiness.noun,.plural.slipshoddinesses

sloppy, sloppier, sloppiest.adjectives
marked by a lack of care or precision; slipshod; marked by a lack of neatness or order; untidy (a sloppy room)
sloppily.adverb
sloppiness.noun,.plural.sloppinesses

slop.noun,.plural.slops
spilled or splashed liquid; soft mud or slush; unappetizing watery food or soup; waste food used to feed pigs or other animals; swill; repulsively.effusive writing or speech; drivel
slop, slopped, slopping, slops.verbs
intransitive verb use.to be spilled or splashed (suds slopped over the rim of the sink); to spill over; overflow
transitive verb use.to spill liquid; to spill liquid on; to serve unappetizingly or clumsily; to feed slops to animals

slovenly.adjective
untidy, as in dress or appearance; marked by negligence; slipshod; sloppy
slovenly.adverb
slovenliness.noun
sloven.noun,.plural.slovens
one who is habitually.careless in personal appearance or work

somber.adjective
dark; gloomy; dull or dark in color; melancholy; dismal-(a somber mood); serious; grave; from 'sombrer', meaning 'to cast a shadow'
somberly.adverb
somberness.noun

shuck.noun,.plural.shucks
a husk, pod or shell, as of an ear of corn, a pea or a hickory nut; the shell of an oyster or a clam; something worthless; often used in the plural (an issue that didn't amount to shucks)
shuck, shucked, shucking, shucks
to remove the husk or shell from; to cast off (shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image)
shucks.interjection
used to express mild disappointment, disgust or annoyance (ah shucks)
shucker.noun,.plural.shuckers

serotonin.noun
a messenger.(carries messages to and from cells; mRNA, DNA; see also rRNA, tRNA).molecule, an organic compound, C₁₀H₁₂N₂O, formed from tryptophan and found in animal and human tissue, especially the brain, blood serum and gastric mucous membranes, active in vasoconstriction, stimulation of the smooth muscles, transmission of impulses between nerve cells and regulation of cyclic body processes

screech.noun,.plural.screeches
a high pitched, strident cry; a sound suggestive of this cry (the screech of train brakes)
screech, screeched, screeching, screeches.verbs
transitive verb use.to utter in or as if in a screech
intransitive verb use.to cry out in a high pitched, strident voice; scream; to make a sound suggestive of a screech (tires screeched on the pavement)
screecher.noun,.plural.screechers
screechiness.noun,.plural.(words ending in 'ess' are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es' making '...esses' is clumsy)
screechy.adjective

solicit, solicited, soliciting, solicits.verbs
transitive verb use.to seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty or formal application (a candidate who solicited votes among the factory workers); to petition persistently; importune (solicited the neighbors for donations)
intransitive verb use.to make solicitation or petition for something desired; to approach or accost someone with an offer of sexual services in return for payment
solicitation.noun,.plural.solicitations

solicitor.noun,.plural.solicitors
one that solicits, especially one that seeks trade or contributions; the chief law officer of a city, town or government department; an attorney who is not a member of the bar and who may be heard only in the lower courts; lawyer

solicitous.adjective
anxious or concerned (a solicitous parent); expressing care or concern (made solicitous inquiries about our family); thoughtful; full of desire; eager; marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness; extremely careful; meticulous (solicitous in matters of behavior)
solicitously.adverb
solicitousness.noun.(words ending in 'ess' are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es' making '...esses' is clumsy)

solicitude.noun
the state of being solicitous; care or concern, as for the wellbeing of another

strenuous.adjective
requiring great effort, energy or exertion: a strenuous task; vigorously active; energetic or zealous
strenuously.adverb

swarm.noun,.plural.swarms
a large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion; a group of bees with a queen bee in migration to establish a new colony; flock; an aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass (a swarm of friends congratulated him)
swarm, swarmed, swarming, swarms.verbs
intransitive use-to move or emerge in a swarm; to leave a hive as a swarm (used of bees); to move or gather in large numbers
to be overrun; teem (a riverbank swarming with insects; teem
transitive use-to fill with a crowd (sailors swarming the ship's deck)
swarmer.noun

splendid.adjective
brilliant with light or color; radiant (a splendid field of poppies); imposing by reason of showiness or grandeur; magnificent: splendid costumes; admired by many; illustrious-(splendid achievements); surpassing (splendid character); very good or satisfying; praiseworthy (a splendid performance)
splendidly.adverb
splendidness.noun

surpass, surpassed, surpassing, surpasses.transitive verbs
to be beyond the limit, powers or capacity of; transcend (misery that surpasses comprehension); to be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed; excel

strive, strove, striven or strived, striving, strives.intransitive verbs
engage in struggle, war of words, quarreling, wrangling, disputatious; contend.(strive against, like you may be with your teenager, trying as you will out of concern for him or her to see the wisdom of your advice in his or her life); to exert effort or energy; endeavor; fight
strive.noun
strivingly.adverb
strife.noun,.plural.strifes
heated, often violent.dissension (I'm right, your not! No, I'm right and your completely wrong! . . . that kind of thing); exertion or contention for superiority; contention or competition.between.rivals; a situation causing bitter.conflict; avoiding strife; discord; brawling; a struggle, fight or quarrel

specialize, specialized, specializing, specializes.verbs
intransitive verb use.to pursue a special activity, occupation or field of study; undergo.specialization; to concentrate on a particular activity or product (the shop specializes in mountain climbing gear)
transitive verb use.to make specific mention of; particularize; to give a particular.character.or function to (specialized her field of research)
specialization.noun
the act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized

special.adjective
surpassing what is common or usual (a special occasion; a special treat); distinct among others of a kind (a special type of paint) 
special.noun
something arranged, issued or appropriated to a particular service or occasion (rode to work on the commuter special)
specially.adverb
specialness.noun
speciality.noun,.plural.specialities
someone's speciality is a particular type of work that they do most or do best or a subject that they know a lot about (my father was a historian of repute. His speciality the ancient history of humanity); a speciality of a particular place is a special food or product that is always very good there; a distinguishing mark or feature; special points of consideration; particulars

specialty.noun,.plural.specialties
a special pursuit, occupation, aptitude or skill; forte; the field or practice of a specialist; a special feature or characteristic; a peculiarity; the state or quality of being special or distinctive; an item or a product of a distinctive kind or of particular superiority (blueberry cobbler is a specialty of that bakery)

specialist.noun,.plural.specialists
one who is devoted to a particular occupation or branch of study or research; one such as a physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch (such as medicine or surgery
specialist.adjective

serf.noun,.plural.serfs
the servile, feudal.class of people in Europe, bound to the land and owned by a lord; a slave; a person in servitude (adopting Karl Marx's communistic income tax has made slaves of many)
serfdom.noun
the system of serfdom was the social and economic system by which the owners of land had serfs, the owners being called lords, from which we get the word landlord

scoundrel.noun,.plural.scoundrels
a villain; a rogue
scoundrelly.adjective

scallywag.or.scalawag.noun,.plural.scallywags.or.scalawags
a reprobate; a rascal

sir.noun,.plural.sirs
used with a capital letter, Sir, as an honorific before the given name or the full name of someone honored with the title of Sir; used as a form of polite.address for a man (don't forget your hat, sir; used as a salutation in a letter (Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sir; Dear Madam)