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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Seasonaladjectiveoccurring at or dependent on a particular seasoncandidateMay 18, 2026
Seasonedadjectiverendered competent through trial and experiencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Seatedadjective(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttockscandidateMay 18, 2026
Seawardadjectivedirected or situated away from inland regions and toward the sea or coastcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seaworthyadjectivefit for a sea voyagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sebaceousadjectivecontaining an unusual amount of grease or oilcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secadjective(of champagne) moderately drycandidateMay 18, 2026
Secludedadjectivehidden from general view or usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Secondadjectivea part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the firstcandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Bestadjectivenext to the bestcandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Classadjectiveof inferior status or qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Rateadjectivemoderate to inferior in qualitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Sightedadjectiveforeseeing the futurecandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Stringadjectivebeing a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a teamcandidateMay 18, 2026
Second-Yearadjectiveused of the second year in United States high school or collegecandidateMay 18, 2026
Secondaryadjectivedepending on or incidental to what is original or primarycandidateMay 18, 2026
Secondhandadjectivederived from what is primary or originalcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secretadjectivehaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Secretarialadjectiveof or relating to a secretary or to a secretary's workcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secretiveadjectiveinclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging informationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secretoryadjectiveof or relating to or producing a secretioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Sectarianadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sectscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sectionaladjectiverelated or limited to a distinct region or subdivision of a territory or community or group of peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sectionedadjectiveconsisting of or divided into sectionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sectorialadjectiverelating to or resembling a sectorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secularadjectivecharacteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual worldcandidateMay 18, 2026
Secureadjectivenot likely to fail or give waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedateadjectivedignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promisescandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedativeadjectivetending to soothe or tranquilizecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedentaryadjectiverequiring sitting or little activitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedgelikeadjectiveresembling rush or sedgecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedgyadjectivecovered with sedges, a type of grasslike marsh plantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedimentaryadjectiveresembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sedimentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seditiousadjectivein opposition to a civil authority or governmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seductiveadjectivetending to entice into a desired action or statecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sedulousadjectivemarked by care and persistent effortcandidateMay 18, 2026
See-Throughadjectiveso thin as to allow light to pass throughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seeableadjectivecapable of being seencandidateMay 18, 2026
Seededadjective(of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later roundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Seedlessadjectivelacking seedscandidateMay 18, 2026
Seedyadjectivesomewhat ill or prone to illnesscandidateMay 18, 2026
Seeingadjectivehaving vision, not blindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seemingadjectiveappearing as such but not necessarily socandidateMay 18, 2026
Seemlyadjectiveaccording with custom or proprietycandidateMay 18, 2026
Seepingadjectiveleaking out slowlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Seethingadjectivein constant agitationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Segmentaladjectivehaving the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Segmentedadjectivehaving the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsterscandidateMay 18, 2026
Segregatedadjectiveseparated or isolated from others or a main groupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seismaladjectivesubject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seismicadjectivesubject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibrationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Seismologicadjectiveof or concerned with seismologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Seismologicaladjectiveof or concerned with seismologycandidateMay 18, 2026
Selectadjectiveselected or chosen for special qualificationscandidateMay 18, 2026
Selectedadjectivechosen in preference to anothercandidateMay 18, 2026
Selectiveadjectivecharacterized by very careful or fastidious selectioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Selfadjective(used as a combining form) relating to--of or by or to or from or for--the selfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Abnegatingadjectiveused especially of behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Absorbedadjectiveabsorbed in your own interests or thoughts etccandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Actingadjectivedesigned to activate or move or regulate itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Activatingadjectivedesigned to activate or move or regulate itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Addressedadjectiveaddressed to yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Aggrandisingadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Aggrandizingadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Appointedadjectivedesignated or chosen by yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Assertingadjectiveaggressively self-assuredcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Assertiveadjectiveoffensively self-assertivecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Assuredadjectiveshowing poise and confidence in your own worthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Awareadjectiveaware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughtscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Balancingadjectiveof someone or something that balances himself or itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Centeredadjectivelimited to or caring only about yourself and your own needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Centredadjectivelimited to or caring only about yourself and your own needscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Collectedadjectivein full control of your facultiescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Coloredadjectiveof the same color throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Colouredadjectiveof the same color throughoutcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Complacentadjectivecontented to a fault with oneself or one's actionscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Conceitedadjectivecharacteristic of false pridecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Confessedadjectiveowned up tocandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Confidentadjectiveshowing poise and confidence in your own worthcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Consciousadjectiveaware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughtscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Consistentadjectivenot self-contradictorycandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Constitutedadjectiveconstituted by or established by itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Containedadjectiveconstituting a complete and independent unit in and of itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Contradictoryadjectiveseemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly truecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Defeatingadjectiveacting to defeat its own purposecandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Denyingadjectiveused especially of behaviorcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Deprecatingadjectiveconscious of your own shortcomingscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Destructiveadjectivedangerous to yourself or your interestscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Directedadjective(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Disciplinedadjectiveused of nonindulgent personscandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Educatedadjectiveeducated by your own efforts rather than by formal instructioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Effacingadjectivereluctant to draw attention to yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Employedadjectiveworking for yourselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Enclosedadjectiveof self-imposed enclosure or confinementcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Establishedadjectiveconstituted by or established by itselfcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Evidentadjectiveevident without proof or argumentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Examiningadjectivegiven to examining own sensory and perceptual experiencescandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Explanatoryadjectiveneeding no explanationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Fertilisedadjectivefertilized by its own pollencandidateMay 18, 2026
Self-Fertilizedadjectivefertilized by its own pollencandidateMay 18, 2026