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Scotland
is the administrative division of the United Kingdom, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain

screw, screwable, screwer
Slang.–.to take advantage of; cheat (tried to screw me out of my country with his snow-job); con; dupe

scruple, scrupled, scrupling, scruples
an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder action; qualm; to hesitate as a result of conscience or principle

scrupulous, scrupulosity.or.scrupulousness, scrupulously
conscientious and exact; painstaking; having scruples; principled; meticulous

seedbed
an area or source of growth or gradual manifestation (a seedbed of turmoil)

seeming, seemingly, seeming, seemingness
apparent; ostensible; having an often deceptive or delusive appearance on superficial examination (their wealth gave them a seeming security; on the surface it would appear as if she was wealthy); outward appearance; semblance

seemly, seemlier, seemliest, seemliness
conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable (seemly behavior); of pleasing appearance; handsome; in a seemly manner; suitably
 
Senate
the upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six year term

shackle, shackled, shackling, shackles, shackler
a restraint or check to action or progress (economic shackles that precluded further investment)

sham, shammer, shammed, shamming, shams
something false or empty that is purported to be genuine; a spurious imitation; the quality of deceitfulness; empty pretense; one who assumes a false character; an impostor; not genuine; fake; to put on the false appearance of; feign

smoke screen
an action or a statement used to conceal actual plans or intentions

smother, smothered, smothering, smothers
to conceal, suppress, or hide (management smothered the true facts of the case); to be concealed or suppressed; to cover (a foodstuff) thickly with another foodstuff (smother chicken in sauce); to lavish a surfeit of a given emotion on someone (the grandparents smothered the child with affection)

after a sort, sort of, of a sort
sort of.-.somewhat; rather
after a sort.-.of a mediocre or inferior kind (a constitutional government of a sort); in a haphazard or imperfect way (managed to paint the chair after a sort) of sorts or of a sort; of one kind or another (knew many folktales of sorts)
of a sort or of sorts.-.of a mediocre or inferior kind (a constitutional government of a sort)
out of sorts.-.slightly ill; irritable; cross (the teacher is out of sorts this morning)

South Africa
the South Africa Act of 1910 provided for the British Parliament establishing the autonomous Dominion of the Union of South Africa with the four colonies as its provinces...
    Under the 1910 constitution, the British monarch was still head of state, but authority over most matters was vested in a single chamber parliament, headed by a prime minister.
    By the 1931 Statute of Westminster, South Africa and other Dominions within the British Commonwealth were proclaimed fully autonomous, gaining equality status with Britain


specific, specifically, specificity
explicitly set forth; definite; explicit; relating to, characterizing, or distinguishing a species; special, distinctive, or unique (specific qualities and attributes); intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing (a specific remedy for warts);  something particularly fitted to a use or purpose

specify, specified, speciying, specifies, specifier
to state explicitly or in detail (specified the amount needed); to include in a specification; to state as a condition (specified that they be included in the will)

sphere, sphere, sphered, sphering, spheres
an area of power, control, or influence; domain; the extent of a person's knowledge, interests, or social position; to form into a sphere; to put in or within a sphere; to surround or encompass
sphericity, spherical, spherically, sphericalness
having the shape of a sphere; globular (looks like a globe, round like the Earth)

in spite of.-.not stopped by; regardless of

spite
in defiance or contempt of or ignoring something, thus carrying on regardless; not stopped by; irregardless of (they kept going in spite of their fears); ignoring it; without being prevented by spite; petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy (she did it just to spite the cat), thwart, hurt or humiliate; an instance of spite; to show spite toward; to vent spite on
spited, spiting, spited, spiting, spites
annoy, offend; to treat maliciously (as by shaming or thwarting); to show spite toward; malice

status
position relative to that of others; standing

subjugate, subjugated, subjugating, subjugates, subjugation, subjugator
to bring under control; enslave; to make subservient; conquer; defeat

subordinate, subordinately, subordinateness.or.subordination, subordinative, subordinated, subordinating, subordinates
belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary; subject to the authority or control of another; one that is subordinate; to put in a lower or inferior rank or class; to make subservient; subdue

substantiate, substantiation, substantiated, substantiating, substantiates
to support with proof or evidence; verify.(substantiate a document); confirm; to give material form to; embody; to make firm or solid; to give substance to; make real or actual

suffice, sufficed, sufficing, suffices, sufficer
to meet present needs or requirements; be sufficient.(these rations will suffice until next week); to be equal to a specified task; be capable (no words will suffice to convey my grief); to satisfy the needs or requirements of; be enough for

sufficient, sufficiently
being as much as is needed; competent; qualified; suffice

supersede, supereded, superseding, supersedes, superseded, superseding, superseder, supersession
to take the place, room, or position of; to displace in favor of another; supplant; replace

sustenance
the supporting of life or health; maintenance; the act of sustaining; the condition of being sustained .
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