sabotage

[todamageordestroyasanactagainstanorganizationornation]

Therebelssabotagedtherailroad.

sacrifice

[todowithoutsomethingortosufferalossforabelief,idea,goaloranotherperson]

Shesacrificedherhousetopayformedicalschoolforherson.

　　

sad

[nothappy]

Hewassadbecausesheleft.

safe

[awayfromharmordanger]

Thisisasafeplaceforyoutostay.

sail

[totravelbyboatorship]

WewillsailtoHawaiionThursday.

sailor

[apersoninvolvedinsailingaboatorship]

Heisasailorononeofthebigoilships.

salt

[awhitesubstancefoundinseawaterandintheground,usedtoaffectthetasteoffood]

Thedoctorsayseatingtoomuchsaltcanraisemybloodpressure.

same

[(1)notdifferent;(2)notchanged;(3)likeanotherorothers]

Heeatsatthesametimeeveryday.(1)

Shelooksthesameasshedidtenyearsago.(2)

Hiscaristhesameasmine.(3)

sand

[extremelysmallpiecesofcrushedrockfoundinlargeamountsindesertsandoncoasts]

Thehotsandofthedesertburnedherfeet.

satellite

[(1)asmallobjectinspacethatmovesaroundalargerobject;(2)anobjectplacedinorbitaroundtheearth]

TheEarthandotherplanetsaresatellitesofthesun.(1)

Anewcommunicationssatellitewasputinorbittoday.(2)

satisfy

[togiveorprovidewhatisdesired,neededordemanded]

Doesthisfoodsatisfyyourhunger?

save

[(1)tomakesafe;(2)toremovefromharm;(3)tokeepforfutureuse]

Hesavedthebuildingbydisarmingthebomb.(1)

Thefiremansavedherwhenhepulledherfromtheburninghouse.(2)

Shesavedalittlemoneyeveryweek.(3)

say

[(1)tospeak;(2)toexpressinwords]

Whatwillyousaytoher?(1)

Iwillsaytoherwhatisinmyheart.(2)

school

[(1)aplaceforeducation;(2)aplacewherepeoplegotolearn]

Isyoursongoingtopublicorprivateschool?(1)

Herschoolistestingstudentstomeasurehowmuchtheyhavelearned.(2)

science

[thestudyofnatureandtheactionsofnaturalthings,andtheknowledgegainedaboutthem]

Sciencehasmadegreatchangesinourlivesinjustafewyears.

sea

[alargeareaofsaltwater,usuallypartofanocean]

Theroughseaseemsangry.

search

[tolookforcarefully]

Wesearchedeverywhereforhermissingbook.

season

[(1)oneofthefourperiodsoftheyearthatisbasedontheearth’spositiontowardthesun(spring,summer,autumn,winter);(2)aperiodoftimebasedondifferentweatherconditions;(3)aperiodduringtheyearwhensomethingusuallyhappens]

Hesaysautumnishisfavoriteseason.(1)

Shelikestovisitthereduringthedryseason.(2)

Hecannotwaitforbaseballseasontostart.(3)

seat

[(1)athingtositon;(2)aplacetositortherighttositthere]

Theboygavethewomanhisseatonthebus.(1)

Hehasheldhisseatinparliamentfor40years.(2)

second

[theonethatcomesafterthefirst]

ThisisthesecondtimeIhavebeenhere.

secret

[(1)somethingknownonlytoafewandkeptfromgeneralknowledge;(2)hiddenfromothers;(3)knownonlytoafew]

Nomemberwilltalkaboutthesecretceremonies.(1)

Thenuclearscientistdeniedgivingsecretinformationtoforeignspies.(2)

ManysecretstoriesoftheColdWararenowbecomingknown.(3)

security

[(1)freedomfromdangerorharm;(2)protection;(3)measuresnecessarytoprotectapersonorplace]

Securitywasincreasedinthecity.(1)

Thestoreprovideditsownsecurity.(2)

Strongnationalsecuritykeptthecountrysafe.(3)

see

[(1)toknoworsensethroughtheeyes;(2)tounderstandorknow]

Didyouseehersmile?(1)

Iseewhatyoumean.(2)

seed

[thepartofaplantfromwhichnewplantsgrow]

Ifyouplanttheseedsnow,youcaneatvegetablesintwomonths.

seek(ing)

[(1)tosearchfor;(2)totrytoget;(3)toplantodo]

Theyareseekingacureforcancer.(1)

Sheisseekingelectiontopublicoffice.(2)

Electricpowercompaniesareseekingtoreducetheiruseofcoal.(3)

seem

[toappeartobe]

Sheseemstobeingoodhealth.

seize

[(1)totakequicklybyforce;(2)totakecontrolofquickly;(3)toarrest]

Marinesseizedtheislandinthreedays.(1)

Thegeneralsseizedpowerafterthepresidentfled.(2)

Thepolicemanseizedthesuspect.(3)

self

[allthatwhichmakesonepersondifferentfromothers]

Heseemstothinkonlyofhimself.

sell

[togivesomethinginexchangeformoney]

Hewillsellhiscartomefor2,000dollars.

Senate

[thesmallerofthetwogroupsinthegovernmentsofsomecountries,suchasintheUnitedStatesCongress]

TheSenatehas100members,twofromeachstate.

send

[(1)tocausetogo;(2)topermittogo;(3)tocausetobecarried,takenordirectedtoorawayfromaplace]

Shesenttheboyaway.(1)

Towhichuniversitydidhesendhisdaughter?(2)

Thegovernmentwillsendsuppliesimmediatelytotheearthquakearea.(3)

sense

[(1)tocometoknowaboutbyfeeling,believingorunderstanding;(2)anyoftheabilitiestosee,hear,taste,smellorfeel]

Hesensedthatthedogwouldnotattackhim.(1)

Themedicineaffectedhissenseoftaste.(2)

sentence

[(1)todeclarethepunishmentforacrime;(2)thepunishmentforacrime]

Thejudgesentencedhimtothreeyearsinprison.(1)

Shereceivedasentenceof18monthsofcommunityservice.(2)

separate

[(1)tosetorkeeppeople,thingsorideasawayfromorindependentfromothers;(2)nottogetherorconnected]

Heseparatedthetwoboysandtoldthemtostopfighting.(1)

Theyworkinseparateoffices.(2)

series

[anumberofsimilarthingsoreventsthatfollowoneafteranotherintime,positionororder]

Thedoctorsaidtheseriesoftestswouldshowthecauseofthepain.

serious

[(1)important;(2)needingcarefulconsideration;(3)dangerous]

Thetwosideshavebegunseriousnegotiations.(1)

Wehaveaseriousproblemtosolve.(2)

Theaccidentvictimisreportedtobeinseriouscondition.(3)

serve

[(1)toworkasanofficial;(2)tobeemployedbythegovernment;(3)toassistorhelp]

HeservedasSecretaryofState.(1)

Shehasservedasagovernmentemployeefor30years.(2)

Sheservedusteaandmadeusfeelwelcome.(3)

service

[(1)anorganizationorsystemthatprovidessomethingforthepublic;(2)ajobthatanorganizationorbusinesscandoformoney;(3)militaryorganizationssuchasanarmy,navyorairforce;(4)areligiousceremony]

Schoolsandroadsareservicespaidforbytaxes.(1)

Hisbusinessprovideschildcareservicesforworkingparents.(2)

Twoofhersonsareinthemilitaryservices.(3)

OurchurchprovidesthreeserviceseverySundaymorning.(4)