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sabotage -v.
to damage or destroy as an act against an organization or nation
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sacrifice -v.
to do without something or to suffer a loss for a belief, idea, goal or
another person
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sail -v.
to travel by boat or ship
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satisfy -v.
to give or provide what is desired, needed or demanded
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save -v.
to make safe; to remove from harm; to keep for future use
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say -v.
to speak; to express in words
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search -v.
to look for carefully
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see -v.
to know or sense through the eyes; to understand or know
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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.”)
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seem -v.
to appear to be (“She seems to be in good health.”)
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seize -v.
to take quickly by force; to take control of quickly; to
arrest
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sell -v.
to give something in exchange for money
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send -v.
to cause to go; to permit to go; to cause to be carried, taken or directed to or
away from a place
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sense -v.
to come to know about by feeling, believing or understanding; n. any of the abilities to see, hear, taste,
smell or feel
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sentence -v.
to declare the punishment for a crime; n. the
punishment for a crime
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separate -v.
to set or keep people, things or ideas away from or independent from others; adj. not together or connected;
different
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serve -v.
to work as an official; to be employed by the government; to assist or help.
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set -v.
to put in place or position; to establish a time, price or limit.
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settle -v.
to end (a dispute); to agree about (a problem); to
make a home in a new place.
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shake -v.
to move or cause to move in short, quick movements.
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shape -v.
to give form to; n. the form of something,
especially how it looks
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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
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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
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shelter -v.
to protect or give protection to; n. something
that gives protection; a place of safety
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shine -v.
to aim a light; to give bright light; to be bright; to clean to make
bright
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ship -v.
to transport; n. a large boat
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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
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shoot -v.
to cause a gun or other weapon to send out an object designed to kill; to
use a gun
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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.”)
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shout -v.
to speak very loudly.
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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
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shrink -v.
to make or become less in size, weight or value
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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
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signal -v.
to send a message by signs; n. an action
or movement that sends a message
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silence -v.
to make quiet; to stop from speaking or making noise; n. a lack of noise or sound
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sing -v.
to make music sounds with the voice
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sink -v.
to go down into water or other liquid
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sit -v.
to rest on the lower part of the body without the support of the legs; to
become seated
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sleep -v.
to rest the body and mind with the eyes closed
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slide -v.
to move smoothly over a surface
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slow -v.
to reduce the speed of; adj. not
fast in moving, talking or other activities
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smash -v.
to break or be broken into small pieces by force; to hit or move with
force
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smell -v.
to sense through the nose; n. something
sensed by the nose (“the smell of food cooking”)
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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
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solve -v.
to find an answer; to settle
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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
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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
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spend -v.
to give as payment; to use (“He spends much time studying.”)
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spill -v.
to cause or permit liquid to flow out, usually by accident
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split -v. to separate into two or more parts; to
divide or break into parts
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spread -v.
to become longer or wider; to make or become widely known
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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
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stab -v.
to cut or push into or through with a pointed weapon
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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
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start -v.
to begin; to make something begin
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starve -v.
to suffer or die from a lack of food
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state -v.
to say;
to declare; n. a political part of a
nation
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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.”)
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steal -v.
to take without permission or paying
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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
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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
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stop -v.
to prevent any more movement or action; to come or bring to an end
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store -v.
to keep or put away for future use; n. a
place where people buy things
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stretch -v.
to extend for a distance; to pull on to make longer or wider
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strike -v.
to hit with force; to stop work as a way to seek better conditions,
more pay or to make other demands
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struggle -v.
to try with much effort; to fight with; n. a
great effort; a fight
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study -v.
to make an effort to gain knowledge by using the mind; to examine carefully
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substitute -v.
to put or use in place of another; n. a person
or thing put or used in place of another
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succeed -v.
to reach a goal or thing desired; to produce a planned result
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suffer -v.
to feel pain in the body or mind; to receive or experience hurt or sadness
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suggest -v.
to offer or propose something to think about or consider
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supervise -v.
to direct and observe the work of others
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supply -v.
to give; to provide; n. the amount
of something that can be given or sold to others
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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
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suppose -v.
to believe, think or imagine (“I suppose you are right.”); to
expect (“It is supposed to rain tonight.”)
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suppress -v.
to put down or to keep down by force; to prevent information from being
known publicly
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surprise -v.
to cause a feeling of wonder because something is not expected; n. something not expected; the
feeling caused by something not expected
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surrender -v.
to give control of oneself or one’s property to another or others; to
stop fighting and admit defeat
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surround -v.
to form a circle around; to be in positions all around someone or
something
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survive -v.
to remain alive during or after a dangerous situation
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suspect -v.
to imagine or believe that a person is guilty of something bad or illegal; n. a person believed to be guilty
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suspend -v.
to cause to stop for a period of time
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swallow -v.
to take into the stomach through the mouth
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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.”)
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swim -v.
to move through water by making motions with the arms and legs
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