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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.

Simulation


Slavish - /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/

- Definition: 

. following or copying somebody/something exactly without having any original thought at all

. pertaining to a slave; slave-like, servile,subservient; base; imitative, lackingoriginality

- Example: a slavish adherence to the rules


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]

to (cause to) coverreach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area

Ex: The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.



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

Synchronize