adjectives.
1 sad - adj. not happy
2 safe - adj. away from harm or danger
3 same - adj. not different; not changed; like
another or others
4 second - adj. the one that comes after the first
5 serious - adj. important; needing careful consideration;
dangerous
6 several - adj. three or more, but not many
7 severe - adj. not gentle; causing much pain, sadness or
damage
8 sharp - adj. having a thin edge or small point that can cut
or hurt; causing hurt or pain
9 short - adj. lasting only for a small period of
time; not long; opposite tall
10 sick - adj. suffering physically or mentally with a disease
or other problem; not in good health
11 similar - adj. like something else but not exactly the same
12 simple - adj. easy to understand or do; not difficult or
complex
13 single - adj. one only
14 small - adj. little in size or amount; few in
number; not important; opposite large
15 smooth - adj. having a level surface; opposite rough
16 social - adj. of or about people or a group
17 soft - adj. not hard; easily shaped; pleasing to
touch; not loud
18 solid - adj. having a hard shape with no empty spaces
inside; strong; not in the form of a liquid or gas
19 some - adj. of an amount or number or part not
stated; not all
20 special - adj. of a different or unusual kind; not for
general use; better or more important than others of the same kind
21 straight - adj. continuing in one direction without turns
22 strange - adj. unusual; not normal; not known
23 strong - adj. having much power; not easily broken,
damaged or destroyed
24 stupid - adj. not able to learn much; not intelligent
25 such - adj. of this or that kind; of the same kind
as; similar to
26 sudden - adj. not expected; without warning; done or
carried out quickly or without preparation
27 sure - adj. very probable; with good reason to believe;
true without question
28 sweet - adj. tasting pleasant, like sugar
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adverbs.
1 so - adv. in such a
way that (“He held the flag so all could see it.”); also; too (“She
left early, and so did we.”); very (“I am so sick.”); as a result
(“They were sick, so they could not come.”);
conj. in order that; for the purpose of (“Come early
so we can discuss the plans.”)
2 soon - adv. not long after the present
time; quickly
3 still - adv. , adj. not moving (“The man was standing still.”); until the
present or a stated time (“Was he still there?”); even so; although
(“The job was difficult, but she still wanted to do it.”)
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prepositions.
since - prep. from a time in the past until now (“I
have known her since we went to school together.”)
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pronouns.
she - pro. the girl or woman who is being spoken
about
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verbs.
1 sabotage - v. to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or
nation
2 sacrifice - v. to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief,
idea, goal or another person
3 sail - v. to travel by boat or ship
4 satisfy - v. to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded
5 save - v. to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for
future use
6 say - v. to speak; to express in words
7 search - v. to look for carefully
8 see - v. to know or sense through the eyes; to understand or
know
9 seek(ing) - v. to search for (“They are seeking a cure for
cancer.”); to try to get (“She is seeking election to public
office.”); to plan to do (“Electric power companies are seeking to reduce
their use of coal.”)
10 seem - v. to appear to be (“She seems to be in good health.”)
11 seize - v. to take quickly by force; to take control of
quickly; to arrest
12 sell - v. to give something in exchange for money
13 send - v. to cause to go; to permit to go; to cause to be
carried, taken or directed to or away from a place
14 sense - v. to come to know about by feeling, believing or
understanding;
n. any of the abilities to see, hear, taste, smell or feel
15 sentence - v. to declare the punishment for a crime;
n. the punishment for a crime
16 separate - v. to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or
independent from others;
adj. not together or connected; different
17 serve - v. to work as an official; to be employed by the
government; to assist or help
18 set - v. to put in place or position; to establish a time,
price or limit
19 settle - v. to end (a dispute); to agree about (a problem); to
make a home in a new place
20 shake - v. to move or cause to move in short, quick movements
21 shape - v. to give form to;
n. the
form of something, especially how it looks
22 share - v. to give part of something to another or others;
n. a part belonging to, given to or owned by a single person
or a group; any one of the equal parts of ownership of a business or
company
23 shell - v. to fire artillery;
n. a metal container that is fired from a large gun and
explodes when it reaches its target; a hard outside cover
24 shelter - v. to protect or give protection to;
n. something that gives protection; a place of safety
25 shine - v. to aim a light; to give bright light; to be
bright; to clean to make bright
26 ship - v. to transport; n. a large boat
27 shock - v. to cause to feel sudden surprise or fear;
n. something that greatly affects the mind or
emotions; a powerful shake, as from an earthquake
28 shoot - v. to cause a gun or other weapon to send out an object
designed to kill; to use a gun
29 should - v. used with another verb (action word) to show
responsibility (“We should study.”), probability (“The talks should begin
soon.”), or that something is believed to be a good idea (“Criminals
should be punished.”)
30 shout - v. to speak very loudly
31 show - v. to make something be seen; to make known;
n. a play or story presented in a theater, or
broadcast on radio or television, for enjoyment or education; something
organized to be seen by the public
32 shrink - v. to make or become less in
33 sign - v. to write one’s name;
n. a mark or shape used to mean something; evidence that
something exists or will happen; a flat piece of material with writing
that gives information
34 signal - v. to send a message by signs;
n. an action or movement that sends a message
35 silence - v. to make quiet; to stop from speaking or making
noise;
n. a lack of noise or sound
36 sing - v. to make music sounds with the voice
37 sink - v. to go down into water or other liquid
38 sit - v. to rest on the lower part of the body without the support
of the legs; to become seated
39 sleep - v. to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed
40 slide - v. to move smoothly over a surface
41 slow - v. to reduce the speed of;
adj. not fast in moving, talking or other activities
42 smash - v. to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to
hit or move with force
43 smell - v. to sense through the nose;
n. something sensed by the nose (“the smell of food cooking”)
44 smoke - v. to use cigarettes or other tobacco products by burning
them and breathing in the smoke;
n. that which can be seen rising into the air like a cloud
from something burning
45 solve - v. to find an answer; to settle
46 speak - v. to talk; to say words with the mouth; to express
one’s thoughts to others and exchange ideas; to give a speech to a group
47 speed - v. to make something go or move faster;
n. the rate at which something moves or travels; the
rate at which something happens or is done
48 spend - v. to give as payment; to use (“He spends much time
studying.”)
49 spill - v. to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident
50 split - v. to separate into two or more parts; to divide or
break into parts
51 spread - v. to become longer or wider; to make or become widely
known
52 spy - v. to steal or get information secretly;
n. one
who watches others secretly; a person employed by a government to get
secret information about another country
53 stab - v. to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon
54 stand - v. to move into or be in a position in which only the feet
are on a surface; to be in one position or place
55 start - v. to begin; to make something begin
56 starve - v. to suffer or die from a lack of food
57 state - v. to say; to declare;
n. a political part of a nation
58 stay - v. to continue to be where one is; to remain; to
not leave; to live for a time (“They stayed in New York for two years.”)
59 steal - v. to take without permission or paying
60 step - v. to move by lifting one foot and placing it in a new
position; n. the act of stepping; one of a series of actions
designed to reach a goal
61 stick - v. to attach something to another thing using a substance
that will hold them together; to become fixed in one position so that
movement is difficult (“Something is making the door stick.”);
n. a thin piece of wood
62 stop - v. to prevent any more movement or action; to come or
bring to an end
63 store - v. to keep or put away for future use;
n. a place where people buy things
64 stretch - v. to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer
or wider
65 strike - v. to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek
better conditions, more pay or to make other demands
66 struggle - v. to try with much effort; to fight with;
n. a great effort; a fight
67 study - v. to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the
mind; to examine carefully
68 substitute - v. to put or use in place of another;
n. a person or thing put or used in place of another
69 succeed - v. to reach a goal or thing desired; to produce a
planned result
70 suffer - v. to feel pain in the body or mind; to receive or
experience hurt or sadness
71 suggest - v. to offer or propose something to think about or consider
72 supervise - v. to direct and observe the work of others
73 supply - v. to give; to provide;
n. the amount of something that can be given or sold to
others
74 support - v. to carry the weight of; to hold up or in
position; to agree with others and help them reach a goal; to approve
75 suppose - v. to believe, think or imagine (“I suppose you are
right.”); to expect (“It is supposed to rain tonight.”)
76 suppress - v. to put down or to keep down by force; to prevent
information from being known publicly
77 surprise - v. to cause a feeling of wonder because something is not
expected;
n. something not expected; the feeling caused by
something not expected
78 surrender - v. to give control of oneself or one’s property to another or
others; to stop fighting and admit defeat
79 surround - v. to form a circle around; to be in positions all
around someone or something
80 survive - v. to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation
81 suspect - v. to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something
bad or illegal; n. a person believed to be guilty
82 suspend - v. to cause to stop for a period of time
83 swallow - v. to take into the stomach through the mouth
84 swear in - v. to put an official into office by having him or her
promise to carry out the duties of that office (“The chief justice will swear
in the president.”)
85 swim - v. to move through water by making motions with the arms and
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