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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