Today's words
1 saint
. His behaviour would try the patience of a saint.
2 sake
They stayed together for the sake of the children.
3 rude
The man was downright rude to us.
4 salad
The salad had lost its crispness.
5 rug
The rug adds a dash of colour to the room.
6 ruin
The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin.
7 salient
She pointed out the salient features of the new design.
8 rumour
This rumour has been bruited about for years.
9 salvation
Group therapy classes have been his salvation.
10 rust
Brass doesn't rust.
11 ruthless
He was a ruthless expansionist.
12 sanction
The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant.
13 sack
They got through a sack of potatoes.
14 sacred
Cows are sacred to Hindus.
15 sacrifice
He was willing to sacrifice his happiness on the altar of fame.
16 sane
No sane person would do that.
17 sarcastic
'There's no need to be sarcastic,' she said.
18 saddle
It looks like a saddle.
19 satellite
The moon is a satellite of earth.
20 satire
The novel is a stinging satire on American politics.
21 satisfaction
It gave me a feeling of satisfaction.
22 satisfactory
If the item is not satisfactory, you will get your money back.
23 sail
We sail at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
24 satisfy
We cannot satisfy demand for the product.
25 sailor
He could reply like a sailor.
26 saturate
The talent-market tends to saturate.
27 sauce
This sauce is full of E-numbers.
28 scheme
The scheme has been set up to help homeless people.
29 saucer
I replaced the cup carefully in the saucer.
30 seasoned
The sausage was very highly seasoned.
31 savage
The book contrasts modern civilization with the ideal of the noble savage who lived in harmony with nature.
32 scale
Both plans are drawn to the same scale.
33 scold
If he finds out, he'll scold me.
34 scandal
The press could scent a scandal.
35 scorn
Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn.
36 scarce
Food was becoming scarce.
37 scout
We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land.
38 scarcely
I can scarcely believe it.
39 scramble
There was an undignified scramble for the best seats.
40 scare
He doesn't scare easily.
41 scrap
It won't make a scrap of difference.
42 scrape
I might scrape through the exam if I'm lucky.
43 scatter
When the tree falls，the monkeys scatter.
44 scratch
Does the cat scratch?
45 scenario
Let me suggest a possible scenario.
46 scream
I thought I heard a scream.
47 scenery
The scenery is magnificent.
48 screw
I can't get the screw to turn.
49 scent
The dogs must have lost her scent.
50 sceptical
I am sceptical about his chances of winning.
51 scrutiny
Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny recently.