sudden
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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sciences
All the fields of science, collectively.
self-contained
Having everything needed to function independently
shell
A hard external covering of an animal. — The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
silly
Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
subsequent
Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
shaped
Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
sixth
The ordinal form of the number six.
suitable
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
scary
Causing fear or anxiety
seed
Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
sin
A violation of divine will or religious law.
summary
Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
survival
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
sword
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
salary
A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
scoring
Of something or someone that scores.
script
A writing; a written document.
searching
Thorough.
slow-burn
Intensifying or increasing gradually over time
strip
A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
sept
A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; especially, one of the ancient clans of Ireland.
sequence
A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
short-sheet
to play a trick on someone, typically in a bed
Singapore
Singapore-style noodles
stretch
to extend or expand something beyond its normal limit
slow-burning
Developing or increasing in intensity gradually over time
satellite
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
shake
to get rid of someone or something
shore
Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
struggling
The act of one who struggles.
substantial
Having a substance; actually existing.
seat-of-the-pants
done without planning or preparation
self-possession
Calmness and confidence in one's own abilities
someone's
Possessive case of someone.
sufficient
An adequate quantity of; enough.
suspended
Caused to stop for a while; interrupted or delayed. — suspended animation
Saudi
A person from Saudi Arabia or of Saudi Arabian descent.
sec
Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
sixth-rate
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
slave
A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
stability
The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
symbol
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
SA
To sexually assault (someone).
seal
A pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
separated
Detached; not connected or joined; two or more things stand apart.
shield
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. — A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
similarly
In a like style or manner.
slide
To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
stem
The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
summit
The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak. — The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
sacrifice
Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
se
A type of ancient Chinese plucked zither.
sole
Only.
star-crossed
Destined for bad luck or an unhappy fate
stopping
The act of something that stops; a halt.
succeed
To follow something in sequence or time.
satisfied
In a state of satisfaction.
slip-up
A small mistake or error
spare
Extra. — Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.