STE'RIL, _a._ barren; unfruitful STO'IC, _s._ an ancient philosopher of a particular sect, that met under the _Stoa_ or portico of the temple STO'ICAL, _a._ pertaining to the Stoics STRA'TAGEM, _s._ an artifice in war; a trick by which some advantage is gained STRU'CTURE, _s._ building; form STRU'GGLE, _v.n._ labour; strive; contend STU'DENT, _s._ a bookish man; a scholar STUPE'NDOUS, _a._ wonderful; amazing; astonishing STU'PIFY, _v.a._ make stupid; deprive of sensibility SUB-DIVI'DE, _v.a._ to divide a part into more parts SUBDIVI'SION, _s._ the act of subdividing; the parts distinguished by a second division SUBDU'E, _v.a._ crush; oppress; conquer; tame SUB'JECT, _s._ one who lives under the dominion of another; that on which any operation is performed SUBME'RGE, _v.a._ to put under water; to drown SUBMI'SSIVE, _a._ humble SU'BSEQUENT, _a._ following in train SUBSI'STENCE, _s._ competence; means of supporting life; inherence in something else SU'BSTANCE, _s._ something real, not imaginary; wealth; means of life S'UBSTITUTE, _s._ one placed by another to act with delegated power SUBTERRA'NEOUS, _a._ living under the earth SUBVE'RSION, _s._ overthrow; ruin SU'CCEED, _v.a._ follow; prosper SUCCE'SSFUL, _a._ prosperous; happy; fortunate SUCCE'SSION, _s._ a series of persons or things following one another; a lineage SU'CCOUR, _s._ aid; assistance; help in distress SU'CCULENT, _a._ juicy; moist SU'DDEN, _a._ coming unexpectedly; hasty; violent SU'FFER, _v.a._ bear; undergo; endure; permit SUFFI'CE, _v.n._ be enough; be sufficient; be equal to the end, or purpose SUFFI'CE, _v.a._ afford; supply; satisfy SUFFI'CIENT, _a._ equal to any end or purpose SU'LLY, _v.a._ spoil; tarnish; dirty; spot SU'LTRY, _a._ hot and close SU'MMON, _v.a._ call up; raise; admonish to appear SU'MPTUOUS, _a._ costly; expensive; splendid SUPE'RB, _a._ grand; pompous; lofty; magnificent SUPERINCU'MBENT, _a._ lying on the top of something else SUPERINDU'CE, _v.a._ bring in as an addition to something else SUPERINTE'NDENCE, _s._ superior care; the act of overseeing with authority SUPERINTEN'DENT, _s._ one who overlooks others authoritatively SUPE'RIOR, _a._ higher; greater in dignity or excellence; preferable; upper SUPERIO'RITY, _s._ pre-eminence; the quality of being greater or higher than another SUPERSE'DE, _v.a._ make void by superior power SUPERSTI'TIOUS, _a._ full of idle fancies or scruples with regard to religion SUPPLY', _v.n._ fill up a deficiency; yield; afford; accommodate; furnish SUPPLY', _s._ relief of want; cure of deficiencies SUPPO'RT, _s._ act or power of sustaining; prop SUPPO'RT, _v.a._ sustain; prop; endure SUPPO'SE, _v.a._ admit without proof; imagine SU'RFACE, _s._ superficies; outside S'URPLUS, _s._ overplus; what remains when use is satisfied SURROU'ND, _v.a._ environ; encompass; enclose on all sides