Vocabulary English-English With S Part 4
Stability (noun)
reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress
- Some soil and rock types are more prone to land sliding than others, and landowners should determine the inherent geologic stability of their property before beginning construction activities.
Stack up (verb)
to add up; to measure up
- The trick to the principle of the three red flags is to recognize when these events are beginning to stack up and work against you.
Stake (noun)
at issue : in jeopardy
- Primary and secondary schools have a stake because, to create diverse classrooms, some of the nation's 15,000 districts use race in setting attendance policies and school boundaries.
Stance (noun)
intellectual or emotional attitude
- Japan has been one of the few developed countries willing to engage directly with Myanmar and the aid warning is being seen as a significant toughening of its stance.
Stand with (verb)
to be united with; to bring or come together into a united whole
- Sitting Bull and the Sioux realized they could not defeat the army alone, and they must stand with other tribes.
Standardize (verb)
to bring into conformity with a standard
- Traditionally diamonds and gemstones were weighed against these seeds until the system was standardized, and one carat was fixed at 0.2 grams.
Starch (noun)
a white odorless tasteless granular or powdery complex carbohydrate that is the chief storage form of carbohydrates in plants is an important foodstuff, and is used also in adhesives and sizes, in laundering, and in pharmacy and medicine
- Starch and cellulose are complex carbohydrates is an important foodstuff
Startlingly (adverb)
causing momentary fright, surprise, or astonishment
- The aftermath of the battle, with thousands of dead soldiers spread along the landscape, reflected a startlingly realistic picture of the horrors of war.
Starvation (noun)
the act of going for an extended period of time without food
- Anorexia nervosa is a pattern of self starvation and is most common among well educated girls who experience a lot of pressure to be thin.
Statesman (noun)
a person actively involved in the principles or art of government
- In addition to being a great statesman, Thomas Jefferson is also known for his scientific works and inventions.
Static (adjective)
showing little change
- The political atmosphere of this country is far from being static.
Statistically (adverb)
of, or relating to, or employing the principles of statistics
- Possible causative agents for brain cancer in firefighters include vinyl chloride, acrylonitrile and formaldehyde. Studies show an elevated (but so far not statistically significant) risk of lymphatic and hematopoietic cancers for most firefighters.
Status (noun)
the level of credit or respect at which a person or thing is regarded by others
- Someone once remarked "a language is a dialect with an army," meaning that only the identity of a modern state can give a form of speech that status.
Steadier (adjective)
consistently reliable, especially in the face of external pressures
- There has been a steadier increase in crime in the inner cities this year than that of previous years.
Steeple (noun)
a tall structure usually having a small spire at the top and surmounting a church tower With at least 2,500 supporters crammed into a brick lined town square,
- the steeple of a Unitarian church behind him, the former Vermont governor pledged to speak ''for a new American century and a new generation of Americans.''
Steer (verb)
to control the course of
- What they may not remember is that this was the war that steered the United States to center stage as a world power.
Stem (noun)
the main body or stalk of a plant
- Like other rodents, the gerbil lives in semiarid regions and prefers to eat the roots and stems of a variety of plants.
Stepchild (noun)
a child of one's wife or husband by a former marriage
- Remote sensing, a stepchild of the space age, is prying out many of Earth’s innermost secrets.
Stepped-up (adjective)
to become greater in number, amount, or intensity
- Scientists have identified a spike representing fallout from stepped-up atmospheric testing that took place just prior to the 1963 Test Ban Treaty, which allowed for underground tests only.
Stifling (adjective)
oppressive due to a lack of fresh air
- Due to noxious smog, there is a stifling heat in the Inland Empire during the summer.
Stigmata (noun)
bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy
- St. Francis is depicted wearing a brown habit worn by Franciscan Monks and by the stigmata over the heart.
Stimulate (verb)
to arouse to action; to elicit a strong emotional response from
- Studies have proven that using one’s vocal cords stimulates natural memory.
Stipulate (verb)
to demand an express term in an agreement -- used with for
- The General has stipulated that there will be no weapons after 72 hours," said the spokesman for the international force, Colonel Gerard Dubois. "Weapons that remain in Bunya will be confiscated," he told reporters in Bunya.
Stock (noun)
the original as a person, race, language, or animal from which others derive: source
- The low cost technology pioneered by Seahorse Ireland could be transferred to poorer parts of the world where seahorse stocks are fast becoming depleted.
Strenuous (adjective)
marked by vigorous physical exertion; requiring great effort
- As an individual gets older, he starts to lose his ability to perform strenuous activities such as running or swimming.
Stretching (verb)
pull an object in different directions
- Increasing body heat also reduces the risk of muscular damage when stretching that can happen to 'cold' muscles.
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