subjugation (sub'joo-ga'shun), the act of conquering or subduing. sublime (sub-lim'), majestic. submission (sub-mish'un), a yielding to power or authority. subservience (sub-sur'vi-ens), the state of being subordinate; yielding. subside (sub-sid'), cease from action, be calm. subsidiary (sub-sid'i-a-ri), assisting. subsistence (sub-sis'tens), means of support. substantial (sub-stan'shal), real; firm. subtile (sub'til; sut'l), difficult of understanding. suburb (sub'urb), an outlying part of a city. subvert (sub-vurt'), overthrow. suction (suk'shun), a sucking in. sue (su), seek after; plead. sufferance (suf'er-ans), endurance. suffuse (su-fus'), overspread. Suliote (soo'li-et), sultry (sul'tri), very hot and moist. summons (sum'unz), call by authority to appear at a place named. Sumter (sum'ter), an illustrious family of South Carolina. Thomas Sumter was a Revolutionary general. sunder (sun'der), sever. Sunium (su'ni-um), an ancient city on a promontory in southeastern Greece. It contains the white marble ruins of a temple to Athene, a famous landmark from the sea. superb (su-purb'), magnificent. superfluity (su'per-floo'i-ti), a greater quantity than is wanted. superinhuman (su'per-in-hu'man), attended with cruelty to a very great degree. supernal (su-pur'nal), being in a higher place; heavenly. supernatural (su'per-nat'u-ral), being beyond the powers or law of nature. superstition (su'per-stish'un), a reverence for or fear of what is unknown or mysterious. supine (su-pin'), indolent; inattentive. suppliance (sup'li-ans), entreaty. surcease (sur'ses'), end. surcoat (sur'kot'), a coat worn over the other garments, especially the long, flowing coat of the knights worn over the armor. surf (surf), swell of the sea breaking upon the shore. surge (surj), a large wave or billow; rise high and roll. surgery (sur'jer-i), art of healing by manual operation. surly (sur'li), ill-natured, sullen. surmise (sur-miz'), suspicion; imagine without certain knowledge. surmount (stir-mount'), rise above; conquer. Surrey (sur'i), an English nobleman, Earl of Surrey, lieutenant of the northern counties, a county in England. survive (sur-viv'), outlive; continue to live. suspect (sus-pekt'), an object of suspicion; mistrust. susurrus (su-sur'us), a whisper or murmur. swanlike (swon'lik), referring to the tradition that the swan sings a most beautiful song just before death. swarthy (swor'thi), being of a dark hue or dusky complexion. swath (swoth; swoth), whole sweep of a scythe or machine. sweep (swep), a pole swinging on a tall post, to raise and lower a bucket for drawing water. swoon (swoon), faint. sylvan (sil'van), forestlike; rustic. symbol (sim'bol), emblem. symmetry (sim'e-tri), due proportion of several parts of a body to each other; beauty and balance of form. symptom (simp'tum), sign; token. synagogue (sin'a-gog), Jewish congregation or place for worship. taciturn (tas'i-turn), habitually silent.