Scarce (adjective)
not enough to meet a demand or requirement
Recently, wind power has become an appealing alternative to fossil
based fuels,
especially in countries with scarce petroleum and ample wind.
Scarecrow (noun)
an object usually suggesting a human figure that is set up to scare
birds
Some farmers put up scarecrows to keep crows from invading their
cornfields.
Scatter (verb)
to cause to separate and go in various directions
Immigrants who have recently moved into the United States are scattered
among the
50 states.
Scavenger (noun)
an organism that feeds habitually on garbage or dead and putrefying
flesh
New research casts T-Rex dinosaurs as little more than a scavenger,
hunting out the
kills of other carnivores and stealing them.
Scenario (noun)
a sequence of events especially when imagined; especially: an account
or synopsis of a possible course of
action or events
NASA is likely to launch its first space shuttle since the Columbia
tragedy in the first three
months of next year that scenario would mean a one year stand down
after the Feb. 1
Columbia crash, compared to a nearly three year wait following the 1986
Challenger
accident.
Score (musical)
an arrangement of music for a specific performance medium
In 1971, she wrote the original screenplay and musical score for the
film Georgia,
Georgia, and was both author and executive producer of a five-part
television miniseries
"Three Way Choice."
Scrabble (noun)
a repeated scratching or clawing
Three fossil skulls recovered from the windswept scrabble of Ethiopia's
dry and barren
Afar rift valley lend archaeological credence to the theory that modern
humans evolved
in Africa before spreading around the world.
Scribble (verb)
to write hastily or carelessly without regard to legibility of
thought
Check the meaning of unfamiliar words if they seem to be key words. In
that case, if the
author uses them more than once, scribble a brief definition at the
bottom of the page or
at the end of the essay.
Scrutiny (noun)
the act of examining carefully
Despite this fact, the mission had to pass scrutiny from the National
Aeronautics and
Space Administration for violations of the space agency's
"planetary protection" rules.
Searing (adverb)
at a manner of having damage by or as if by fire
As a large group of Keota’s warriors traveling with their families
passed the crater of
Kilauea Volcano, there was a sudden explosive eruption of searing hot
ash and gas.
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