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- stern Word Being stern means having a serious and strict manner, or being unyielding and difficult.
- stethoscope Word A medical instrument for listening to the internal sounds of an animal body, such as the heart or lungs.
- stimulus Word A stimulus is something that causes a reaction or response.
- stoicism Word C1 Stoicism is the practice of staying calm and self-controlled, especially when facing stress or hardship.
- storm in a teacup Idiom B2 A “storm in a teacup” is a situation where people get very upset about something that is actually not important.
- structuralism Word C1 Structuralism is an approach that explains meaning and culture through the underlying structures and relationships with…
- stutterer Word A stutterer is a person who speaks with a stutter, repeating or prolonging sounds.
- stutters Word Stutters means speaks with repeated sounds or pauses that interrupt the normal flow of speech.
- subjectivism Word C1 Subjectivism is the view that knowledge, meaning, or value depends primarily on individual perception or feeling rather…
- submissive Word Displaying a readiness to yield to the authority or will of others.
- subset Word A subset is a smaller group of things that is part of a larger set.
- substantial Word Significant in size, amount, or importance.
- sulking Word The act or state of being silently resentful or ill-humored, often as a result of annoyance or disappointment.
- surrealism Word C1 Surrealism is a 20th-century art and literary movement that combines dreamlike imagery with unexpected, illogical eleme…
- sweet Fanny Adams Idiom C1 “Sweet Fanny Adams” is a British idiom meaning nothing at all.
- symbolism Word C1 Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent deeper ideas beyond their literal meaning.
- synthesis Word C1 Synthesis is the process of combining separate parts or ideas to create a whole.
- take the biscuit Idiom B2 “Take the biscuit” means to be the most surprising, annoying, or extreme example of something, usually in a negative wa…
- take the mickey Idiom B2 To take the mickey means to mock someone or tease them in an unkind or cheeky way.
- take with a pinch of salt Idiom B2 To take with a pinch of salt means to not fully believe something and to be cautious about accepting it as true.