mendoza set 4-11
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- settled
- established in a desired position or place
- shown
- (v) - past participle of show - to reveal; demonstrated (Ben has shown me how to play the game)
- sherbet
- A frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice, sugar, and water, and also containing milk, egg white, or gelatin.
- sailor
- any member of a ship's crew
- sectionalism
- loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- seagull
- mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
- shallow
- not deep; with little serious thought
- silverware
- tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel
- sensor
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
- saddle
- a seat fashioned on the back of a horse for riding
- sheer
- pure; thin and transparent; very steep
- share
- have, give, or receive a share of
- should
- a word suggesting a thing or person is supposed to, ought to, or must do.
- seize
- take hold of
- Sioux
- a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains
- salute
- a formal military gesture of respect
- search
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- selection
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- siren
- a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- several
- more than two but not very many
- scientific name
- The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label
- scrubber
- a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
- shadow
- an unilluminated area
- servant
- a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
- scour
- rub hard or scrub
- serve
- provide (usually but not necessarily food)
- shrug
- raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
- seat belt
- a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident
- sequel
- (n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one wriiten or made eariler
- senses
- taste, touch, sight, smell, and hear
- sewage
- the water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets, and showers
- secede
- withdraw from an organization or communion
- since
- because; from that time
- score
- gain points in a game
- seeking
- the act of searching for something
- scene
- In a play, a scene is a section presenting events that occur in one place at one time. Each scene presents an episode.
- sculpture
- create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
- shore
- the land along the edge of a body of water
- scald
- a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- sending
- the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- season
- a period of the year with a certain level of tempurature and type of weather
- Saskatchewan
- one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
- signature
- your name written in your own handwriting
- sausage
- highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
- scold
- to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand
- signifies
- to be a sign of; to mean, to make known or clear, full of meaning; important, importance; meaning
- sincerely
- with sincerity
- scarred
- deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
- sidewalk
- walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians
- scar
- A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed
- setting
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- scholar
- (n)a learned person; an expert in a field of study; someone who studies with a teacher; a student who gets a gift of money to pay for education
- seizure
- the taking possession of something by legal process
- shoot
- attempt to send a basketball through a hoop
- seldom
- on only a few occasions; rarely; infrequently; not often
- Saturday
- the seventh and last day of the week
- scary
- so scary as to cause chills and shudders
- select
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Senate
- the upper house of the United States Congress
- separation
- sorting one thing from others
- sigh
- heave or utter a sigh (breathe deeply and heavily)
- sacrifice
- something given up for the sake of another; an offering to a god; to give up something for another; to offer something of value to a god
- sentinel
- n. one who keeps watch or guards a point of entry
- seat
- furniture that is designed for sitting on
- sender
- someone who transmits a message
- scurried
- having run quickly, scampered
- satellite
- a spacecraft that is launched into space to gather information and send it back to the earth
- similar
- alike; same as; having the same shape but not necessarily the same size, EXAMPLE: Δ ▲
- silently
- without speaking
- shrinking
- process or result of becoming less or smaller
- shipbuilding
- the construction of ships
- science
- A system of knowledge based on objective observation, hypothesis, and experimentation.
- scorch
- become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
- scale
- any or the hard, thin plates that cover fish and cretain reptiles; a series of musical notes that go high and higher or lower and lower; an instrument for measuring weight; the way size on a map or model compares with the size of the thing it stands for; a series or steps, degrees, or stages; to climb or climb over
- scoop
- a large ladle
- scientific method
- a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
- seal
- close with or as if with a seal
- school
- a building where young people receive education
- shriek
- scream
- sensible
- acting with or showing thought and good sense
- scorcher
- an extremely hot day
- said
- past tense of say
- San Francisco
- a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers
- sign
- a public display of a (usually written) message
- shiver
- shake, as from cold
- sample
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- rumor
- gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
- sandwich
- slices of bread with a filling between them, such as meat, cheese, or peanut butter and jelly
- sacred
- holy; having to do with religion; worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect
- signal
- get someone's attention
- secretary
- an office worker who does clerical work
- salaries
- the money a person receives for working
- segment
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
- scuba diving
- is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment
- sickness
- ill health
- semester
- either of two school terms which usually make up a school year
- shrink
- decrease in size, range, or extent
- scorn
- taunt, mocking, belittling, disdain, contempt
- sister
- a female person who has the same parents as another person
- shuttle
- public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points
- shear
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it