I will now attempt to rub cheese on my chest while simultaneously drinking
salsa through a straw and juggling ostrich eggs.
sinister
foreboding of evil
Note: Sinister means “left” in Latin. In ancient times the left side was considered
unlucky—the side from which evil would approach. This notion survives today
in phrases such as right-hand man and left-handed compliment.
Six sinister sisters scared seven silly senators. (Say this ten times fast.)
skeptical
doubting; disbelieving
You think you can escape tickle torture? I’m skeptical.
somber
dark; dull; gloomy
The remorseful bomber was somber when he realized what he had done.
stagnant
not moving or flowing; motionless, stationary
stagnate
to be stagnant
The air in SAT testing halls is often stagnant, which perhaps explains why the
proctors look stale and crusty.
static
On the SAT, this probably would not refer to the fuzzy noise you hear when you
get too far away from a radio station’s signal nor to the effect produced when
you rub a balloon across your head. Instead, it will probably mean having no
motion; at rest; stationary.
The contents of our attic are static; they haven’t changed in years.
stinkhorn
Look up this word in an American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition
(the first edition). The picture is the most phallic image you will ever see in a
venerable reference book.