serial
n. a story appearing in regular installments on tv, magazine, or newspaper
a. happening one after another in time or order |
service
n. act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, etc. |
sewer
n. waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water |
shield
n. protective covering or structure; a large, flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held to protect themselves |
significance
n. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance |
skiing
n. action of traveling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation |
slogan
n. phrase used repeatedly, as in advertising or promotion |
social
a. relating to human society and its members
a. marked by friendly companionship with others |
solemn
a. serious and without any humour |
sophomore
n. a student studying in the second year at a US college or high school |
strict
a. limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual
a. exactly correct |
subtle
a. slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind |
suggestion
n. an idea, possible plan, or action that is mentioned for other people to consider |
susceptible
a. easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease |
suspicious
a. openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable |
teenage
a. being of the age 13 through 19 |
temperamental
a. excessively sensitive or irritable; moody; likely to perform unpredictably |
Tennessee
n. a state in east central United States |
therefore
ad. consequently; hence |
thirteen
a. being one more than twelve
n. the number that is the sum of twelve and one |
thorough
a. complete with regard to every detail; not superficial and not partial |
thoroughly
ad. completely, very much, in a detailed and careful way |
thunderstorm
n. storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
tissue
n. groups of cells that make particular parts of the body
n. soft thin paper |
toboggan
n. an object for sitting on and sliding over snow and ice, its board curved upward in front |
tomato
n. mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable |
tractor
n. a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tyres, used on farms for pulling machinery |
tranquil
a. calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, or worry |
tremendous
a. huge; capable of making one tremble |
trustworthy
a. dependable and reliable; able to be trusted |
tunnel
n. passageway through or under something, usually underground |
twelfth
a. coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
n. one part in twelve equal parts |
underachiever
n. someone who is less successful than they should be at school or at work |
undercover
a. working secretly using a false appearance to get information for the police |
underweight
a. weighing less than usual, very thin |
uniform
n. a particular set of clothes for a particular group, like police
a. the same; not changing or different in any way |
unite
v. bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation |
unity
n. state of being joined together or in agreement; quality of being united into one |
unwieldy
a. difficult to use or handle because of size, weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture |
unwritten
a. not recorded in writing
a. not official, but which people generally accept and obey |
urban
a. metropolitan; of or in a city or town |
vaccination
n. the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine |
vague
a. imprecise or indistinct; not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided |
vanilla
n. a substance made from the seeds of a tropical plant, used to give flavour to sweet foods |
variety
n. diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied |
viewpoint
n. a place from where a person can see something, as natural beauty |
waltz
n. a formal dance in triple time with a strong accent to move around a large room |
worth
a. having a particular value, especially in money
n. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
wring
v. twist by holding tightly; compress something by turning hands in opposite directions to extract liquid |
yield
v. produce something positive such as a profit; give forth a natural product
v. stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past; give up the control of something |