sentiment
Every man feels instinctively
that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less
than a single lovely action.
setback
This is the major setback to our hopes of reaching an agreement.
shrewd
They believe the shrewd boy will win the maths contest.
signify
Do dark clouds signify rain?
sizable
A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.
snatch
The policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl's purse.
sparkle
You can see the diamonds sparkling under the bright lights.
specification
This is a specification for building a garage.
speculative
But last week the New Zealand Life Sciences Network accused Ingham
of “presenting inaccurate, careless and exaggerated information”
and “generating speculative doomsday scenarios(世界末日的局面)
that are not scientifically supportable”.
staple
The letter was stapled to the other documents in the file.
stationary
He remained stationary so as not to be seen.
stern
The workers held a strike to protest the boss' stern request.
stockholder
The stockholders of Phoenix TV are optimistic about the company's future.
subordinate
In her book,
she subordinates this issue to more general problems.
subsidy
Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job?
summon
I was summoned by my boss to explain my actions yesterday.
superiority
No one doubts the superiority of modern ways of traveling over those of old times.
symmetrical
The human face is more or less symmetrical.
symposium
The symposium on language teaching will be held next Sunday.
tangle
He got into an awful tangle with his homework,
and had to ask me to help.
temperament
actors often display a lot of temperament.
tentative
The conservative researcher only made a tentative conclusion for his study.
threshold
She stood on the threshold for a minute then rang the door bell.
tragic
The tragic accident caused by gas leak took the whole family lives.
trivial
The development of e-insurance in China's insurance market is similar to that of Europe:
both are in the infant stage and the on-line business takes only a trivial market share.
truthful
I have only one question to ask you,
and I want a truthful answer.
turbulent
This story happened in a turbulent period.
underway
Newarkhas still not completely rebuilt the stores and neighborhoods
destroyed in that conflagration,
but efforts to do so are well underway.
unfold
She opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter.
uphold
If the teacher makes a rule I can be sure that my dad will uphold it.
verbal
Is it true that girls' verbal ability is greater than that of boys?
versatile
Have you seen this versatile new kitchen gadget?
vicinity
There is not a good school in the vicinity.
vulnerable
Companies have made themselves vulnerable to activist hedge funds
by playing safe in the past three years.
warehouse
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.
