1. UNIT 5 VOCABULARY LIST
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scatter ['skætə]Definition: cause to separate and go to in different directions Example: A scatter of hailstones | |
shrewd(Adj) /ʃruːd/ Definition: clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation Ex: She is a shrewd judge of character. ![]() | |
Simulation /sɪmjuˈleɪʃn/Meaning: the act of imitating the behavior of some situation. Ex: An important part of training is role-play and the simulation of court cases. | |
solitary['sɔlitəri]not growing or living in groups or colonies Ex: She enjoys long solitary walks | |
Sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/- Definition: having worldly knowledge and refinement. - Ex: Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time. | |
spread[spred] | |
Steer /stɪə(r)/Definition: be a guiding or motivating force or drive Eg: So, in 1986, he created a deceptively simple steering program called boids. | |
Suspicious /sə'spi∫əs/Definition: openly distrustful and unwilling to confide Collocation: suspicious about/ of anything Example: I am always suspicious about his kindness | |
Swarm /swɔːm/A group of many thing in the air or on the ground. | |
Swirl /swɜːl/Definition: to move around quickly in a circle Eg: He took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth. | |
Synchronize /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/Meaning: to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as something. synchronize (with something) Ex: The sound track did not synchronize with the action | |