requirement
n. something indispensable; something that you must do, or something you need |
resident
n. a person who lives or has home in a place; dweller |
respect
n. admiration felt or shown for someone
n. a particular feature or detail |
responsible
a. accountable; have control and authority over something or someone |
reversible
a. capable of being changed back to what it was before |
rhinoceros
n. a very large, thick-skinned animal that has one or two horns on nose |
rhyme
n. a word that has the same last sound as another word
n. a short poem, especially for young children |
ridge
n. long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains |
risk
n. the possibility of something bad happening
v. do something although there is a chance of a bad result |
sausage
n. a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices |
saxophone
n. a musical instrument, usually made of metal, that is played by blowing |
scar
n. mark of damage; mark left on the skin after injury |
scholar
n. a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study |
scoop
n. vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids
n. deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument |
selection
n. act of choosing someone or something; choice or collection |
sensible
a. able to feel or perceive; perceivable; showing reason or sound judgment |
sentinel
n. a person employed to guard something; soldier stationed as a guard |
servant
n. a person working in the service of another, especially in the household
n. someone in a subordinate position |
share
v. have or use something at the same time as someone else
n. one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company is divided into |
sherbet
n. a sweet food similar to ice cream, but made mostly with fruit and only a little milk |
shriek
n. sharp, shrill outcry or scream; wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like |
shrink
v. become smaller or draw together; compress |
shuttle
n. public transport that consists of a bus, train, or airplane that run between two points |
signature
n. name written in own handwriting |
silverware
n. tableware made of silver, especially knives, forks, spoons, etc. |
siren
n. electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning
n. something insidious or deceptive; a woman who is considered to beattractive but dangerous |
skeleton
n. frame of bones supporting a human or animal body; framework |
skinny
a. being very thin, fitting snugly
a. low in fat, especially of coffee made with low-fat milk |
skunk
n. a small, black and white animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence
n. an unpleasant person, despicable person |
slaughter
n. act of killing, extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage |
slay
v. put to death with a weapon, or by violence; put an end to destroy |
sleigh
n. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow |
slide
v. move usually in an uncontrolled manner but smoothly along a surface |
slope
n. the side of a hill or mountain
n. a surface that lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points are higher than others |
smear
v. spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface
v. overspread with anything adhesive; soil in any way; pollute |
snowball
n. snow pressed into a ball for throwing playfully
v. increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate |
solar
a. of or from the sun, or using the energy from the sun to produce electric power |
spaghetti
n. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
n. pasta in the form of long strings |
spare
a. being available to use because it is extra
v. not hurt or destroy something or someone; give up what is not strictly needed |
speedometer
n. a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
spider
n. a small creature with eight thin legs that catches insects in a web |
spinach
n. dark green leaves, cooked or raw in salads |
spoil
v. go bad; rot or decay; become unfit for consumption or use |
stairway
n. a way of access upward and downward, consisting of a set of steps |
starve
v. become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat; hunger, deprive of food |
statue
n. sculpture representing a human or animal |
sting
v. pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings |
stranger
n. an individual that one is not acquainted with
n. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found |
strengthen
v. reinforce; make strong or increase the strength of |
stumble
v. miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily |