sentiment

Every man feels instinctively

that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less

than a single lovely action.

setback

This is the major setback to our hopes of reaching an agreement.

shrewd

They believe the shrewd boy will win the maths contest.

signify

Do dark clouds signify rain?

sizable

A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.

snatch

The policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl's purse.

sparkle

You can see the diamonds sparkling under the bright lights.

specification

This is a specification for building a garage.

speculative

But last week the New Zealand Life Sciences Network accused Ingham

of “presenting inaccurate, careless and exaggerated information”

and “generating speculative doomsday scenarios(世界末日的局面)

that are not scientifically supportable”.

staple

The letter was stapled to the other documents in the file.

stationary

He remained stationary so as not to be seen.

stern

The workers held a strike to protest the boss' stern request.

stockholder

The stockholders of Phoenix TV are optimistic about the company's future.

subordinate

In her book,

she subordinates this issue to more general problems.

subsidy

Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job?

summon

I was summoned by my boss to explain my actions yesterday.

superiority

No one doubts the superiority of modern ways of traveling over those of old times.

symmetrical

The human face is more or less symmetrical.

symposium

The symposium on language teaching will be held next Sunday.

tangle

He got into an awful tangle with his homework,

and had to ask me to help.

temperament

actors often display a lot of temperament.

tentative

The conservative researcher only made a tentative conclusion for his study.

threshold

She stood on the threshold for a minute then rang the door bell.

tragic

The tragic accident caused by gas leak took the whole family lives.

trivial

The development of e-insurance in China's insurance market is similar to that of Europe:

both are in the infant stage and the on-line business takes only a trivial market share.

truthful

I have only one question to ask you,

and I want a truthful answer.

turbulent

This story happened in a turbulent period.

underway

Newarkhas still not completely rebuilt the stores and neighborhoods

destroyed in that conflagration,

but efforts to do so are well underway.

unfold

She opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter.

uphold

If the teacher makes a rule I can be sure that my dad will uphold it.

verbal

Is it true that girls' verbal ability is greater than that of boys?

versatile

Have you seen this versatile new kitchen gadget?

vicinity

There is not a good school in the vicinity.

vulnerable

Companies have made themselves vulnerable to activist hedge funds

by playing safe in the past three years.

warehouse

A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.