Ss: Seldon Crisis

'Seldon Crises' planned and predetermined disaster with only one possible solution, (by Hari Seldon (after whom they were named)) as devices for controlling the flow of events in connection to the Government and the Governments Constitution.

Ss: Sardonic

adj.

Scornfully or cynically mocking. See Synonyms at sarcastic.

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[French sardonique, from Greek sardonios, alteration of sardanios.]

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sar·doni·cal·ly adv.

sar·doni·cism (--szm) n.

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The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

An elderly man was at their heels scolding and directing in a creaky, sardonic voice.

Ss: Skullduggery

n. pl. skull·dug·ger·ies or skul·dug·ger·ries

Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it.

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[Probably alteration of Scots sculduddery, obscenity, fornication.]

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• Skullduggery (album), an album by the band Steppenwolf
• Skullduggery (film), a 1970 film starring Burt Reynolds
• Skullduggery (event), a historic Orientation Week event established in 1896, held annually at the University of Adelaide
• Skullduggery (computer game), a text adventure game written by David Jewett in 1986
• The English name for Kinkotsuman, a character from the manga series Kinnikuman
• Skullduggery (board game), winner of one of five "Mensa Select" seals at 2007 Mind Games in Pittsburgh, PA
• Skullduggery (comic), an upcoming fictional comic book series by Nick Simmons (son of Gene Simmons)
• Skullduggery FC, an indoor soccer football club based in Boise, Idaho, USA

Ss:Sernediptious

1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.

2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.

3. An instance of making such a discovery.

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[From the characters in the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, who made such discoveries, from Persian Sarandp, Sri Lanka, from Arabic sarandb.]

Ss: Seraglio

Noun

1.

seraglio - living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household hareem, harem, serail living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

I, who have a seraglio at Cairo, one at Smyrna, and one at Constantinople, preside at a wedding?The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre

Ss: Stoppered

n.

1. A device, such as a cork or plug, that is inserted to close an opening.

2. One that causes something to stop: a conversation stopper.

3. Computer Science The topmost memory location in a device or system.

4. Games A card or cards enabling one to prevent one's opponents from winning all the tricks in a particular suit in a hand of bridge.

tr.v. stop·pered, stop·per·ing, stop·pers

To close with or as if with a stopper.

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Ss: Sycophants

n.

A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people.

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[Latin scophanta, informer, slanderer, from Greek skophants, informer, from skon phainein, to show a fig (probably originally said of denouncers of theft or exportation of figs) : skon, fig + phainein, to show; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Noun

1.

sycophant - a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage ass-kisser, crawler, toady, lackey apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveler, groveller, truckler - someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect adulator, flatterer - a person who uses flattery goody-goody - a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior

Aa: Ahistorical Soteriology

Soteriology

n.

The theological doctrine of salvation as effected by Jesus.

Ahistorical
adj. Unconcerned with or unrelated to history, historical development, or tradition:

(Together)Ahistorical Soteriology: Timeless theology of salvation as effected by Jesus.

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For example, Pool criticizes the document for its neglect of pneumatological concerns, its ahistorical soteriology, and its Calvinistic hamartiology.

Against Returning to Egypt: Exposing and Resisting Creedalism in the ... by Faught, Jerry / Baptist History and Heritage

Ss: Shrek's Law

as defined by time magazine (March 30 2009)
holding that every sequel takes about twice as long to render -creating a final image models-as the movie that preceded it.

Ss: Siren

1. Siren Greek myth a sea nymph whose singing lured sailors to destruction on the rocks

2. a woman who is attractive but dangerous to men [Greek seirēn]

Reference in Classic Literature:
THE stage is more beholding to love, than the life of man. For as to the stage, love is ever matter of comedies, and now and then of tragedies; but in life it doth much mischief; sometimes like a siren, sometimes like a fury. You may observe, that amongst all the great and worthy persons (whereof the memory remaineth, either ancient or recent) there is not one, that hath been transported to the mad degree of love: which shows that great spirits, and great business, do keep out this weak passion.
Francis Bacon

Ss: Swagger Jack (ers) Beware

To steal; to copy; to use as one's own; to imitate
Stop swagger jackin' my nifty ideas!
steal, copycat, copy, imitate, commandeer

Ss: Sophomoric:

Exhibiting great immaturity and lack of judgment.

In Literature:
He had proved it to-day, with his amateurish and sophomoric productions.

Martin Eden Jack London

Ss: Scape Goat

n.

1. One that is made to bear the blame of others.

2. Bible A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness.

tr.v. scape·goat·ed, scape·goat·ing, scape·goats

To make a scapegoat of.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark

From it, in ancient times, the Jewish High Priest turned loose the scapegoat and let him flee to the wilderness and bear away his twelve- month load of the sins of the people.

Ss: Soiree

n.

An evening party or reception.

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[French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin sr, at a late hour, from srus, late.]

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Ss: Sepals

Noun

Bot a leaflike division of the calyx of a flower [New Latin sepalum]

Ss: SNERT

Don't worry Ahmad, I am a Snert as well...

SNERT Acronym for

SNERT	Snot Nosed Egotistical Rude Teenager
SNERT	Snot-Nosed Eros Ridden Teenager
SNERT	Snot Nosed Egotistical Rude Twit
SNERT	Sexually Nerdishly Expressive Recidivistic Troll

Ss: Silluroid

Silluroid:

n.

1.

(Zool.) Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of fishes including numerous species, among which are the American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of the Old World, as the sheatfish (Silurus glanis) of Europe.

Ss: Syllabub

Noun

1. A drink dating back to the 16th century in various forms, comprising 1 part sherry to 3 parts milk, with nutmeg and optionally brandy. Served topped with clotted cream and sugar, and sprinkled with cinnamon or more nutmeg. (Reference: Australian Colonial Cookery, Richard Daunton-Fear and Penelope Vigar, Rigby, 1977)
2. A 19th century dessert derived from the drink, comprising a wineglass of sherry, 1/2 pint of cream, 4 ounces of sugar, grated lemon rind, and sometimes gelatine to set firm. (Reference: ditto Australian Colonial Cookery.)

This is a dead word that needs a proper burriel.

Ss: Sagacity

The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington

He had heard much of the sagacity of the beaver in cutting down trees, in which, it is said, they manage to make them fall into the water, and in such a position and direction as may be most favorable for conveyance to the desired point.

Ss: sesquipedalian

Sesquipedalian:
n.

A long word.

adj.

1. Given to the use of long words.

2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic.