smash
Police smashed the drug ring.
sophisticated
He thinks it's sophisticated to smoke with a cigarette holder.
speculate
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation.
spontaneous
The highest and best form of efficiency
is the spontaneous cooperation of people.
stack
How does our product stack up against the competition?
statistics
Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.
stretch
Like all antelopes,
Yingying is fast and agile
and can swiftly cover great stretches of land
as he races across the earth.
string
Mary has her boyfriend on a string.
superficial
Superficial scratches can be easily removed.
switch
Could you please hit the switch when you leave?
symbolic
The dove is symbolic of peace.
treasure
Bin Laden had arranged for treasures
to be smuggled across the mountains to Pakistan in March
where dealers awaited his orders to sell it.
trust
The money is being held in trust for him until he is twenty-one.
undertake
Who should undertake the responsibility for the white pollution,
the producer or the consumer?
violent
Students were involved in violent clashes with the police.
wage
Wages are higher in service traders than in industry.
workforce
The whole workforce has gone on strike.
abundant
We have abundant proof of his guilt.
access
Everyone should have access to education.
accessible
A manager should be accessible to his staff.
accord
Such an act would not be in accord with our policy.
achieve
There is something that can't be achieved only by working hard,
but if you don't try,
you can never achieve.
acknowledg(e)ment
We have had no acknowledgement of our letter.
address
Leaving the e-mail address to each other
is a fashionable way of keeping contact among young people nowadays.
advocate
Our premier advocates higher salaries for teachers.
affection
The bond of true affection had pulled us—
six very different men from six very different countries—
across Antarctica.
alliance
Chinais a nonaligned country
that will never enter into other countries' alliances.
applied
He devoted his life to applied science.
arbitrary
The king is an arbitrary ruler.
asset
Good health is a great asset.
assist
The head teacher's deputy assists with many of his duties.
astronomer
Halley was a great astronomer.
authentic
Is that an authentic Roman statue,
or a modern copy?
awkward
The seal is awkward on land but able to move easily in the water.
behalf
He made an impassioned speech on behalf of his country.
behavio(u)r
By that logic,
2010 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior.
best-seller
This dictionary is a best-seller.
bloodshed
The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.
