sabotage
[todamageordestroyasanactagainstanorganizationornation]
Therebelssabotagedtherailroad.
sacrifice
[todowithoutsomethingortosufferalossforabelief,idea,goaloranotherperson]
Shesacrificedherhousetopayformedicalschoolforherson.
sad
[nothappy]
Hewassadbecausesheleft.
safe
[awayfromharmordanger]
Thisisasafeplaceforyoutostay.
sail
[totravelbyboatorship]
WewillsailtoHawaiionThursday.
sailor
[apersoninvolvedinsailingaboatorship]
Heisasailorononeofthebigoilships.
salt
[awhitesubstancefoundinseawaterandintheground,usedtoaffectthetasteoffood]
Thedoctorsayseatingtoomuchsaltcanraisemybloodpressure.
same
[(1)notdifferent;(2)notchanged;(3)likeanotherorothers]
Heeatsatthesametimeeveryday.(1)
Shelooksthesameasshedidtenyearsago.(2)
Hiscaristhesameasmine.(3)
sand
[extremelysmallpiecesofcrushedrockfoundinlargeamountsindesertsandoncoasts]
Thehotsandofthedesertburnedherfeet.
satellite
[(1)asmallobjectinspacethatmovesaroundalargerobject;(2)anobjectplacedinorbitaroundtheearth]
TheEarthandotherplanetsaresatellitesofthesun.(1)
Anewcommunicationssatellitewasputinorbittoday.(2)
satisfy
[togiveorprovidewhatisdesired,neededordemanded]
Doesthisfoodsatisfyyourhunger?
save
[(1)tomakesafe;(2)toremovefromharm;(3)tokeepforfutureuse]
Hesavedthebuildingbydisarmingthebomb.(1)
Thefiremansavedherwhenhepulledherfromtheburninghouse.(2)
Shesavedalittlemoneyeveryweek.(3)
say
[(1)tospeak;(2)toexpressinwords]
Whatwillyousaytoher?(1)
Iwillsaytoherwhatisinmyheart.(2)
school
[(1)aplaceforeducation;(2)aplacewherepeoplegotolearn]
Isyoursongoingtopublicorprivateschool?(1)
Herschoolistestingstudentstomeasurehowmuchtheyhavelearned.(2)
science
[thestudyofnatureandtheactionsofnaturalthings,andtheknowledgegainedaboutthem]
Sciencehasmadegreatchangesinourlivesinjustafewyears.
sea
[alargeareaofsaltwater,usuallypartofanocean]
Theroughseaseemsangry.
search
[tolookforcarefully]
Wesearchedeverywhereforhermissingbook.
season
[(1)oneofthefourperiodsoftheyearthatisbasedontheearth’spositiontowardthesun(spring,summer,autumn,winter);(2)aperiodoftimebasedondifferentweatherconditions;(3)aperiodduringtheyearwhensomethingusuallyhappens]
Hesaysautumnishisfavoriteseason.(1)
Shelikestovisitthereduringthedryseason.(2)
Hecannotwaitforbaseballseasontostart.(3)
seat
[(1)athingtositon;(2)aplacetositortherighttositthere]
Theboygavethewomanhisseatonthebus.(1)
Hehasheldhisseatinparliamentfor40years.(2)
second
[theonethatcomesafterthefirst]
ThisisthesecondtimeIhavebeenhere.
secret
[(1)somethingknownonlytoafewandkeptfromgeneralknowledge;(2)hiddenfromothers;(3)knownonlytoafew]
Nomemberwilltalkaboutthesecretceremonies.(1)
Thenuclearscientistdeniedgivingsecretinformationtoforeignspies.(2)
ManysecretstoriesoftheColdWararenowbecomingknown.(3)
security
[(1)freedomfromdangerorharm;(2)protection;(3)measuresnecessarytoprotectapersonorplace]
Securitywasincreasedinthecity.(1)
Thestoreprovideditsownsecurity.(2)
Strongnationalsecuritykeptthecountrysafe.(3)
see
[(1)toknoworsensethroughtheeyes;(2)tounderstandorknow]
Didyouseehersmile?(1)
Iseewhatyoumean.(2)
seed
[thepartofaplantfromwhichnewplantsgrow]
Ifyouplanttheseedsnow,youcaneatvegetablesintwomonths.
seek(ing)
[(1)tosearchfor;(2)totrytoget;(3)toplantodo]
Theyareseekingacureforcancer.(1)
Sheisseekingelectiontopublicoffice.(2)
Electricpowercompaniesareseekingtoreducetheiruseofcoal.(3)
seem
[toappeartobe]
Sheseemstobeingoodhealth.
seize
[(1)totakequicklybyforce;(2)totakecontrolofquickly;(3)toarrest]
Marinesseizedtheislandinthreedays.(1)
Thegeneralsseizedpowerafterthepresidentfled.(2)
Thepolicemanseizedthesuspect.(3)
self
[allthatwhichmakesonepersondifferentfromothers]
Heseemstothinkonlyofhimself.
sell
[togivesomethinginexchangeformoney]
Hewillsellhiscartomefor2,000dollars.
Senate
[thesmallerofthetwogroupsinthegovernmentsofsomecountries,suchasintheUnitedStatesCongress]
TheSenatehas100members,twofromeachstate.
send
[(1)tocausetogo;(2)topermittogo;(3)tocausetobecarried,takenordirectedtoorawayfromaplace]
Shesenttheboyaway.(1)
Towhichuniversitydidhesendhisdaughter?(2)
Thegovernmentwillsendsuppliesimmediatelytotheearthquakearea.(3)
sense
[(1)tocometoknowaboutbyfeeling,believingorunderstanding;(2)anyoftheabilitiestosee,hear,taste,smellorfeel]
Hesensedthatthedogwouldnotattackhim.(1)
Themedicineaffectedhissenseoftaste.(2)
sentence
[(1)todeclarethepunishmentforacrime;(2)thepunishmentforacrime]
Thejudgesentencedhimtothreeyearsinprison.(1)
Shereceivedasentenceof18monthsofcommunityservice.(2)
separate
[(1)tosetorkeeppeople,thingsorideasawayfromorindependentfromothers;(2)nottogetherorconnected]
Heseparatedthetwoboysandtoldthemtostopfighting.(1)
Theyworkinseparateoffices.(2)
series
[anumberofsimilarthingsoreventsthatfollowoneafteranotherintime,positionororder]
Thedoctorsaidtheseriesoftestswouldshowthecauseofthepain.
serious
[(1)important;(2)needingcarefulconsideration;(3)dangerous]
Thetwosideshavebegunseriousnegotiations.(1)
Wehaveaseriousproblemtosolve.(2)
Theaccidentvictimisreportedtobeinseriouscondition.(3)
serve
[(1)toworkasanofficial;(2)tobeemployedbythegovernment;(3)toassistorhelp]
HeservedasSecretaryofState.(1)
Shehasservedasagovernmentemployeefor30years.(2)
Sheservedusteaandmadeusfeelwelcome.(3)
service
[(1)anorganizationorsystemthatprovidessomethingforthepublic;(2)ajobthatanorganizationorbusinesscandoformoney;(3)militaryorganizationssuchasanarmy,navyorairforce;(4)areligiousceremony]
Schoolsandroadsareservicespaidforbytaxes.(1)
Hisbusinessprovideschildcareservicesforworkingparents.(2)
Twoofhersonsareinthemilitaryservices.(3)
OurchurchprovidesthreeserviceseverySundaymorning.(4)