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copy deck
- scope
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- skiing
- a sport in which participants must travel on skis
- status
- a social position that a person holds
- singe
- to burn slightly
- scientists
- people who study the world around them to learn how things happened and what is going to happen next
- semiprecious
- used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones
- September
- the month following August and preceding October
- students
- persons studying at a school or in college
- separate
- standing apart
- scholar
- (n) a learned person; an expert in a field of study; someone who studies with a teacher; a student who gets a gift of money to pay for education
- spectator
- a person who watches an activity; an onlooker
- stodgy
- stuffy, boringly conservative
- separation
- coming apart
- shining
- reflecting light
- seethe
- be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling; Ex. The nation was seething with discontent.
- spaghetti
- pasta in the form of long strings
- semicircle
- a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
- sphere
- a three-dimensional version of a circle with no points or lines; an area of power, influence, or activity
- series
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- semiprivate
- confined to a small number of hospital patients
- sometimes
- on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
- spectacle
- an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale
- schedule
- an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur
- sheer
- complete or total; utter
- salvo
- a sudden outburst of cheers
- scientist
- a person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences
- soloist
- a musician who performs a solo
- Sapporo
- a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
- spirited
- full of life and vigor: courageous
- semiprofessional
- an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis
- safely
- with safety
- sigh
- to exhale in relief or sorrow
- strength
- physical energy or intensity
- scratches
- to rub to stop an itch
- specialist
- an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
- straight
- without curves
- scientific name
- The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label
- semifinals
- the two matches that come before the final match
- subject
- Words in a sentence that tells whom or what the sentence is about. Ex. The girl (subject) ran to the store.
- soul
- the spiritual principal of humans
- saga
- a narrative of heroic exploits, a long detailed account, heroic tale, epic, chronicle
- sacrifice
- something given up for the sake of another; an offering to a god; to give up something for another; to offer something of value to a god
- strait
- A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
- submit
- hand over formally
- shock
- strike with horror or terror
- spell checker
- Checks your spelling
- socialize
- take part in social activities
- submarine
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- sprain
- a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
- scenery
- Backdrops, hangings, furnishings, and other accessories on a stage that represent the location of a scene.
- Saskatchewan
- Regina-capital, wheat, oil, potash
- static
- unchanging; not moving
- sandwich
- two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
- stomach
- An organ of the digestive system that stores food and performs early steps of digestion.
- scissors
- instrument to cut
- specific
- very particular and detailed
- seclusion
- Isolation; separation from other people
- safety
- the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
- stifle
- 1. to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off
- senator
- a member of a senate
- semisweet
- having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness
- sickle cell anemia
- Red blood cells are bent and is ususally seen with people with the African descent
- shirk
- (v) To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
- Saturday
- the seventh and last day of the week
- spectacular
- sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
- sincerely
- with sincerity
- skeleton
- the complete set of bones of the body of a human or animal; the inner structure of framework
- semifinal
- the match or game before the final
- skin
- body covering of a living animal
- secretary
- an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization
- sensible
- showing reason or sound judgment
- stationery
- paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters
- steal
- take without the owner's consent
- share
- To use or enjoy with others.
- solitary
- alone; by itself
- scrubber
- a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- security
- the state of being free from danger or injury
- stalemate
- deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
- sacred
- holy; having to do with religion; worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect
- shepherd
- a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- semicolon
- a punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses
- sponsor
- one who helps or takes reponsibility for another person or group; a person or business that pays for an ad on the radio or television/to act as a sponsor to a group, person, or event
- sizzle
- to make a hissing or sputtering sound
- specialize
- devote oneself to a special area of work
- silently
- without speaking
- stomachache
- an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
- someone
- some person; somebody
- sleigh
- a light vehicle on low runners for use on snow or ice
- space shuttle
- reusable spacecraft for transporting people, satellites, and other materials to and from space.
- species
- scientific grouping of plants and animals that are alike
- scuba
- Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
- scrimp
- (v) to handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
- studied
- produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
- sincere
- (adj.) without pretending; with honesty and real feeling
- stationary
- not capable of being moved
- souvenir
- adj. reminder of a person, place, or event; keepsake
- sagacious
- having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage
- spokesperson
- an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- scrolls
- a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
- salivary glands
- glands that secrete digestive enzymes in the mouth
- spreadsheet
- a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
- salesman
- a man salesperson
- splint
- an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- sodden
- soaked, saturated
- simultaneous
- adj. Occurring, done, or existing at the same time.
- samurai
- a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy
- satisfactory
- meeting requirements
- software
- A set of electronic instructions that tell the computer what to do
- sore
- inflamed and painful
- specialty
- the special line of work you have adopted as your career
- solving
- finding a solution to a problem
- steel
- cheif building material for modern society
- society
- communities of people living together at a particular time and place
- sociology
- the study of human behavior as part of social and community living
- shear
- (usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
- stylish
- having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
- separating
- another term for subtracting
- satisfied
- content
- sherbet
- A frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice, sugar, and water, and also containing milk, egg white, or gelatin.
- scurry
- to run quickly,scamper, hurry/ rush, dash, scramble
- secondary
- not of major importance
- smog
- air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- solstice
- either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
- straightedge
- hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)