stationary | a. fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved |
stationery | n. paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies |
strait | n. a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea
a. narrow or not broad |
submit | v. refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present |
substitute | v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person |
sulfur | n. a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell |
superintendent | n. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
n. janitor or custodian in a building |
superior | a. greater rank or quality than other people or things of the same type; excellent |
supervise | v. manage a department or project and make sure that things are done correctly; administer |
supervision | n. management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly |
suspect | v. have doubts about; distrust
v. think that someone has committed a crime |
sympathize | v. understand and care about someone's problems
v. support and agree with someone or something |
synchronize | v. happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur |
technician | n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work |
technology | n. application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives |
terrapin | n. a type of small North American turtle that lives in warm rivers and lakes |
thermometer | n. instrument for measuring temperature |
thermonuclear | a. relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures |
thermos | n. a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold |
thirtieth | n. position 30 in a countable series of things
a. coming next after the twenty-ninth in position |
tornado | n. a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path |
tournament | n. sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest |
tragedy | n. event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster |
trajectory | n. curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
n. an object moving under the action of given forces |
treasure | n. very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
n. a collection of precious things |
trigonometry | n. a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles |
trillion | n. a thousand billion |
triple | a. having three parts of the same type, or happening three times
a. multiplied by three; threefold |
tripod | n. a three-legged rack used for support |
tundra | n. permanently frozen and treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America |
typhoon | n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind |
unbreakable | a. impossible to break especially under ordinary usage |
unicycle | n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel |
uniformity | n. sameness or consistency; not changing or being different in any way |
unify | v. integrate; make into or become one unit |
unique | a. without an equal; being the only one of its kind |
unison | n. corresponding exactly
n. two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch |
universal | a. relating to the entire world or all within the world; affecting all; present everywhere |
vacuum | n. empty area or space; a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed
n. electrical home appliance that cleans by suction |
verdict | n. an opinion or decision made after judging the facts, especially one made at the end of a trial |
vertical | a. upright in position or posture |
victim | n. a person who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck |
visible | a. being in public eye; obvious to the eye |
vision | n. ability to see; sight; vivid mental image |
vitamin | n. any of a group of natural substances that are necessary in small amounts for the growth and good health |
volcano | n. a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out |
Washington | n. the capital of the United States
n. a state in the Pacific Northwest region of US |
whirlpool | n. a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides |
wildebeest | n. a large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail |
yogurt | n. a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it |
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