one word 1050-1100 Flashcards
stroll
short walk for pleasure or exercise
shuttle
go back and forth
sanctuary
a shelter from danger or hardship (animals or some objects)
sacrilege
treatment something holy without respect
surgeon
one who treats disease by performing operation
stenographer
one who writes by shorthand
stioc
person different to pleasure and pain
sadist
one who wants to see other unhappy
sanctum or sanatorium
a very private place
satire
full of criticism and mockery
seismograph
an instrument for detecting earthquake tremor
sheath
a case in which sword is kept
slippery
that which cannot be captured
soporific
a drug or other substance that induces sleep
stampede
a sudden rush of frightened people or animals
stevedore
one who loads and uploads ships
stowaway
one who hides in a ship for free ride
subpoena
a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence
subsistence
income just sufficient to live on
swan song
a persons last utterance