Saunter: walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort; a leisurely stroll.
Scanty: small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
Scarify: make cuts or scratches in the surface of something, in particular: break up the soil or pavement; make shallow incisions in the skin esp. as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic process; figurative, criticize severely and hurtfully.
Scrimmage: a confused struggle or fight.
Scope: the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
Semantic: relating to meaning in language or logic.
Senescence: the condition or process of deterioration with age.
Sepulchral: of or relating to a tomb or interment; gloomy, dismal. (Byron)
Sheer: 1. [attrib.] nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis); 2. (esp. of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so; (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous.
Sheer-2: (typically of a boat or ship) swerve or change course quickly; fig. avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic; a sudden deviation from course.
Smarmy: ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is perceived as insincere and excessive.
Solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
Sortie: an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defense. a short trip or journey. an operational flight by a single military aircraft. (Proust)
Souse: soak or drench with liquid.
Spurious: not being what it purports to be; false or fake. (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid. (Lawrence, Chatterley, ‘he had a streak of a spurious sort of religion in him.’)
Stint: restrict
Surcease: (n) cessation; relief or consolation.

Surreptitious: kept secret, esp. because it would not be approved of. (Proust)

Sycophant/Sycophancy: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone in order to gain an advantage; a servile flatterer.