Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 38 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
slay | verb | We must slay the enemy before he attacks us. | kill |
snail | noun | Some people love to eat snails. | type of terrestrial mollusk |
soar | verb | Eagles often soar in the mountain winds. | fly |
sod | noun | We planted our lawn using sod. | turf |
solitary | adj. | On the hill stood a solitary oak tree. | single |
solitude | noun | Sometimes solitude can help you think. | isolation |
soothe | verb | She needed to soothe the frightened boy. | calm |
speck | noun | On his shirt was a speck of dirt. | tiny piece |
spine | noun | He suffered a fracture of his spine. | back bones |
spire | noun | The church had a spire with a cross. | tapering top of a building |