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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
smog | noun | Smog has become a major health problem. | a form of air pollution mostly from autos |
smuggle | verb | People will smuggle goods to avoid paying taxes. | to import or export without paying customs |
snub | verb | The snubbed the opposition leader. | to ignore or behave coldly towards |
sociology | noun | Sociology is the study of human social behavior. | the study of human social behavior |
solidarity | noun | International solidarity can fight poverty. | a union of interests, purposes |
soliloquy | noun | The actor presented a soliloquy on the stage. | the act of speaking to oneself |
solo | noun | My son did a piano solo for an audience. | playing a composition without accompaniment |
verb | During my pilot training I had to solo. | to fly an airplane without a companion | |
sonata | noun | Mozart composed many sonata. | musical composition for 1 to 4 instruments |
sophistry | noun | His sophistry was not very convincing. | plausible but fallacious argumentation |