Vocabulary English-English With S Part 6
Supernatural (adjective)
of or relating to an order of existence beyond the visible observable universe; especially of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, or devil
- But in spite of their supernatural powers, many gods, goddesses, and heroes of mythology have human characteristics.
Supersonic (adjective)
of, being, or relating to speeds from one to five times the speed of sound in air
- The idea of a supersonic passenger plane gained momentum in the 1950s, after Chuck Yeager's 1947 blast through the sound barrier.
Superstition (noun) irrational fear of the unknown
- Due to events which sometimes cannot be explained, communities have developed superstitions which have been passed from one generation to the next.
Suppress (verb)
to hold something in check
- If fires are always suppressed, dense underbrush soon becomes so abundant that a simple spark can start a fire within minutes.
Supremacy (noun)
the condition or fact of being dominant
- After Admiral Nelson won a victory at Trafalgar, Spain in 1805, England established a naval supremacy that would last for 100 hundred years.
Surpass (verb)
to be greater or better than; to go beyond the limits of
- The Grand Canyon, a long narrow gorge in Arizona, surpasses in its enormity and beauty any other geological wonder in the United States.
Surrender (verb)
to undergo capture, defeat, or ruin
- As the battles continued, many of Sitting Bull's followers surrendered.
Surveillance (noun)
close watch kept over someone or something as by a detective
- The Pentagon is developing an urban surveillance system that would use computers and thousands of cameras to track record and analyze the movement of every vehicle in a foreign city.
Survey (verb)
to look over; to view broadly or from a height
- Before a person reads a book, he should survey the chapter, the title, headings, and subheadings, captions under pictures, charts, graphs or maps.
Sustaining (adjective)
to keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use
- An abundant supply of water on the Moon would make establishment of a self sustaining lunar colony much more feasible and less expensive than presently thought.
Sustenance (noun)
the means to support life
- During the early colonial years in America, many people traveled on horseback and relied on corn for sustenance.
Swallowing (noun)
the act of causing food to pass from the mouth into the stomach
- Our larynxes are low in our throats, and our vocal tracts have a sharp right angle bend that creates two independently modifiable resonant cavities which is physiological design to making breathing, swallowing, and chewing less efficient.
Swamp (noun)
a usually low-lying area of waterlogged ground and standing water
- All lakes undergo an aging process, in which a crystal clear lake becomes a swamp full of plant growth called algae.
Swell (verb)
to make or become greater or larger
- The wind generated swell one sees at a California beach, for example, spawned by a storm out in the Pacific and rhythmically rolling in, one wave after another, might have a period of about 10 seconds and a wave length of 150 m.
Sweeping (adjective)
marked by wholesale and indiscriminate inclusion: extensive
- In a victory for President Bush, both houses of Congress approved sweeping Medicare legislation early Friday to give seniors a prescription drug benefit while creating a broad new role for private insurance in the government run program.
Switch (noun)
device for making and breaking the connection in an electrical circuit
- In several famous and controversial demonstrations, chimpanzees have been taught to use some hand signs based on American Sign Language, to manipulate colored switches or tokens, and to understand some spoken commands.
Symbiotic (adjective)
the intimate living together of two dissimilar organisms in a mutually beneficial relationship; a cooperative relationship
- Giraffes have a symbiotic relationship with tickbirds. These small birds ride on the giraffe's back, eating pesky insects off of its skin. In return for food, the birds serve as an early warning signal, alerting giraffes to any approaching predators with a loud chirp.
Sympathetic (adjective)
cognizant of and comprehending the needs, problems, and views of others
- The latter, at first sympathetic to the Mozart’s, later became irritated by Wolfgang's prolonged absences and stubborn ways.
Synthesize (verb)
to combine and adapt in order to attain a particular effect
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., synthesized ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions. Born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, King's roots were in the African American Baptist church.
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