| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| stretch | to make longer or wider by pulling |
| strict | insisting on complete obedience without exception; severe; stern |
| stride | to walk with long steps |
| strife | conflict, quarrel or war, discord |
| strike | to hit someone or something as hard as you can. The same word also means to stop work because the workers want more money or because they think something at work needs putting right |
| string | a long piece of thick thread for tying up things: one of the parts of a musical instrument, such as a violin or guitar |
| strip | a long narrow piece of something. The same word also means to take off all your clothes |
| stripe | a long narrow line or mark of colour, usually in material. Flags often have different coloured stripes on them |
| stroke | to rub gently, as you would stroke a cat. The same word also means a blow, or the sound of a clock striking |
| stroll | to walk slowly, in no hurry to get anywhere |
| strong | not weak or easily broken; able to lift heavy things |
| structure | something constructed, like a dam or a building: the way things are built up or arranged |
| struggle | to make a great effort; to fight to get free |
| stubborn | not willing to give way to others; obstinate |
| stud | a kind of fastening for a shirt |
| student | someone who studies, usually at a college or university |
| studio | the workshop of an artist; a place where films are made: a room from which radio or television programmes are broadcast |
| study | to learn; to examine something closely |
| stuff | the material something is made of. The same word also means to pack tightly |
| stuffy | without enough fresh air |
| stumble | to trip over something or lose your footing |
| stump | the part of a tree trunk that is left after the tree has been cut down |
| stun | to knock someone senseless; to maze or surprise greatly |
| stupid | foolish; silly; slow to think |
| sturdy | strong; healthy |
| stutter | to speak with difficulty because you find it hard to get words out easily; to stammer |
| style | the way something is done, such as old-style dancing, the newest style of clothes, or good style in writing |
| subject | a person who is ruled by the head of a country. The same word also means what is being talking or written about for example. The subject of the talk was sport |
| submarine | a special kind of ship that can go along under water |
| substance | anything solid that you can handle or feel: the main part of something |
| subtract | to take away a number or a quantity from a larger number or quantity |
| subway | an underground passage for pedestrians: an underground electric train |
| success | a satisfactory ending to something you set out to do, like success in passing an examination or winning a race |
| successd | to do what you set out to do. The same word also means to come after, or to follow in order, as when a prince becomes king by succeeding his father |
| suck | to draw liquid into your mouth; to keep something in your mouth without chewing it |
| sudden | happening all at once |
| suddenly | unexpectedly; all at once |
| suds | soapy bubbles |
| suffer | to feel pain; to put up with |
| sufficiency | state of being sufficient, competence |
| sufficient | enough |
| sugarcane | a plant with sweet-tasting stems from which sugar is made |
| suggest | to tell others about an idea or plan that you think would be good |
| suicide | self murder |
| suit | a set of clothes, such as a coat and trousers, which are meant to be worn together |
| suitable | a flat case for carrying clothes when you are going away |
| suite | a set of rooms at an hotel or large house. The same word also means a set of furniture for a room |
| sulk | to show you are angry and bad-tempered by not speaking and not being friedly |
| sum | the total number when two or more things are added together |
| summarize | to go over the main points of what you have been saying or writing |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.