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Various

"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

_ knowledge; certainty grounded, on demonstration
SCIENTIFIC, _a._ producing demonstrative knowledge
SCREECH, _s._ cry of horror and anguish; harsh cry
SCRI'PTURE, _s._ sacred writing; the Bible
SCU'RRY, _a._ mean; vile; dirty; worthless
SCU'LPTURE, _s._ carved work
SE'AMAN, _s._ a sailor
SE'ASON, _s._ one of the four parts of the year; a fit time
SE'CRET, _s._ something studiously hidden; privacy; solitude; a thing
unknown
SECRE'TE, _v.a._ put aside; hide
SECU'RITY, _s._ protection; safety; certainty
SEE'MING, _s._ appearance; show; opinion
SELE'CT, _v.a._ choose in preference to others rejected
SELE'CTION, _s._ the act of choosing; choice
SE'MI-GLO'BULAR, _a._ half circular
SE'MINARY, _s._ place of education
SE'NATOR, _s._ a public counsellor
SENSA'TION, _s._ perception by means of the senses
SENSIBI'LITY, _s._ quickness of sensation; delicacy
SENSORIO'LA, _s. plur._ little sensoriums
SENSO'RIUM, _s._ the seat of sense; organ of sensation
SE'NTINEL, _s._ one who watches or keeps guard, to prevent surprise
SEPARATION, _s._ the act of separating; disunion
SE'QUEL, _s._ conclusion; consequence; event
SEQUE'STER, _v.a._ separate from others for the sake of privacy; remove;
withdraw
SERE'NITY, _s.


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