slash
to cut with a quick sweeping movement
Vocabulary directory
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sleepiness
the feeling of needing sleep
slender
thin and delicate
slot
a narrow opening into which something fits
slum
a very poor urban area with inadequate housing
smoggy
full of polluted mist or smoke
smuggle
to move goods secretly and illegally
smuggler
a person who secretly transports illegal goods
snatch
to take something quickly and suddenly
snob
a person who looks down on those considered less important
snobbish
acting as though you are better than others
soak
to become completely wet or put something in liquid
sob
to cry with short, broken breaths
socialism
a political and economic system emphasizing public ownership
sociologist
a person who studies societies and social behavior
soften
to make or become less hard or severe
solemnity
a serious and respectful mood
solicit
to ask for something formally
solidify
to become solid or make something firm
solidity
the quality of being strong and firm
sophistication
advanced complexity or refined quality
sorrowful
feeling or showing sadness
southwest
the direction between south and west
spacecraft
a vehicle designed to travel in space
spaceship
a vehicle designed to carry people through space
spatial
related to space or the position of things
spear
a long weapon with a sharp point
specialty
a field in which someone has special skill
specification
a detailed description of requirements
spectacular
very impressive to see
speculate
to form a theory without enough evidence
spelling
the correct arrangement of letters in a word
spiral
a curve that circles around a central point
splash
to make liquid scatter in drops
splendor
great beauty or magnificence
spokesman
a male person speaking officially for an organization
spokeswoman
a female person speaking officially for an organization
sponge
a soft material that absorbs liquid
spongy
soft and springy like a sponge
sponsorship
financial or other support for an activity
spontaneity
the quality of happening naturally without planning
sportsman
a man who takes part in sports
sportswoman
a woman who takes part in sports
spotlight
a strong light focused on one area
squeeze
to press something firmly
stab
to push a sharp object into something
stagger
to walk unsteadily
stagnate
to stop developing or moving
stagnation
a period of little growth or movement
stammer
to speak with repeated pauses or sounds
starter
a person or thing that begins something
startle
to surprise someone suddenly
static
staying the same rather than changing
stationary
not moving
steamer
a ship driven by steam power
steamy
full of steam
steer
to control the direction of a vehicle
stem
the main stalk of a plant
steward
a person who manages or takes care of something
stewardess
an older term for a female flight attendant
sticky
feeling as if it will attach to things
stiffen
to become or make something rigid
stifle
to prevent something from developing or being expressed
stigma
a strong negative social judgment
stipulate
to state something as a requirement
stipulation
a condition stated in an agreement
stocking
a long close-fitting covering for the foot and leg
stoop
to bend the body forward and downward
stoppage
a temporary halt in activity
storey
one level of a building; British spelling
strand
one thin length of thread, hair, or wire
strangle
to stop someone breathing by pressing the neck
streak
a long thin line or strip of color
streamline
to make a process simpler and more efficient
stride
a long step while walking
stripe
a long narrow band of color
structural
concerning the way something is built or organized
stuffing
material used to fill something
stumble
to trip or nearly fall
stump
the short part of a tree left after it is cut
stun
to shock or surprise someone greatly
submerge
to put or go completely under water
submissive
too willing to obey others
subordinate
lower in rank or importance
subordination
the state of being lower in rank or priority
substitution
the use of one thing in place of another
subtraction
the process of taking one number away from another
succession
a series of people or events following one another
suite
a set of connected rooms
sulfur
a yellow chemical element
superiority
the state of being better or higher in rank
supplement
something added to complete or improve another thing
supporter
a person who supports a cause or group
supposition
an idea assumed to be true without proof
suppression
the act of forcibly stopping something
suppressive
intended to stop or hold something back
surfing
the sport of riding on waves with a board
surge
a sudden strong increase
suspension
a temporary stoppage or removal
swell
to become larger or rounder