semiliterate | n. barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write |
seminar | n. meeting for an exchange of ideas; conference |
senator | n. a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor |
sensible | a. able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment |
sensitive | a. able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others |
sentiment | n. emotion or feeling; thought or view based mainly on emotions rather than reason |
serene | a. completely clear and fine |
sermon | n. religious discourse delivered as part of a church service |
serviceman | n. man who is a member of the armed forces |
setting | n. context and environment in which something is set |
severe | a. unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress |
severely | ad. causing great damage or hardship; with sternness |
shackle | n. a metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle |
shade | n. a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight |
shaft | n. axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow |
shatter | v. cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow |
shear | v. cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping |
shell | n. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism |
shepherd | n. a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock |
shipload | n. amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car |
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