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  • stylus/ˈstaɪ.ləs/nounB2+A pointed instrument for writing or engraving.
  • subaltern/ˈsʌb.əltən/nounC2A junior officer in the army.
  • subassemblynounC2A group of parts put together before final building.
  • subconscious/sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/adjectiveC12 meaningsHappening in the mind below awareness.
  • subcontinent/ˌsʌbˈkɒntɪnənt/nounC1A large land mass forming part of a continent.
  • subculture/ˈsʌbˌkʌltʃɚ/
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A group within a society with its own style and values.
  • subdivision/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/nounB2+A part that a larger division is split into.
  • subject/ˈsʌb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA24 meaningsAn area of study.
  • subjectivity/ˌsʌbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC1Judging from your own feelings and position.
  • subjunctive/səbˈd͡ʒʌŋktɪv/nounC1The verb form used for wishes and things not real.
  • sublimationnounC1A solid turning straight into gas.
  • submarine/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/nounB12 meaningsA vessel that travels under the surface of the sea.
  • submission/səbˈmɪʃən/nounC1Yielding to another's power, or a document handed in.
  • subordinate/səˈbɔːdɪnət/nounC12 meaningsSomebody of lower rank than you.
  • subordination/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/nounC1The placing of one thing under the authority of another.
  • subplot/ˈsʌb.plɒt/nounB2+A second story running alongside the main one.
  • subpoena/sə(b)ˈpiː.nə/nounC1A court order requiring attendance or documents.
  • subscriber/səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/nounC1Someone who pays regularly to keep receiving something.
  • subscriber countnounB2How many people follow a channel.
  • subscription/səbˈskɹɪpʃən/nounB1+3 meaningsA regular payment that keeps a service, a paper or a magazine coming to you.
  • subsequent analysisnounC1The examination carried out after the first results.
  • subserviencenounC2Excessive readiness to obey somebody else.
  • subsidence/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/nounC1The sinking of ground into a hollow beneath it.
  • subsidiary/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/nounC12 meaningsA company owned and controlled by a larger company.
  • subsidy/ˈsʌbsɪdi/nounC1Government money paid to keep a price low or an industry alive.
  • subsistence/səbˈsɪstəns/nounC2Having just enough to stay alive.
  • substance/ˈsʌbstəns/nounB12 meaningsA particular kind of matter.
  • substantiationnounC2The backing of a claim with evidence.
  • substitute/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/nounB12 meaningsA player waiting to replace a teammate.
  • substitution/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/nounC1The putting of one thing in place of another.
  • subterfuge/ˈsʌbtəɹˌfjuː(d)ʒ/nounC1A trick used to avoid a difficulty or to hide something.
  • subtitle/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/nounB2Words at the bottom of a screen giving the speech in text.
  • subtitlesnounB13 meaningsLines of text at the bottom of a screen showing what is being said, translated or written out.
  • subtlety/ˈsʌt(ə)lti/nounC1A fine distinction that is easily missed.
  • subtotalnounB1+A running total of part of a list.
  • suburb/ˈsʌbɝb/nounB2+The quiet housing area at the edge of a city.
  • suburbia/səˈbɜːbi.ə/nounC1The outer residential districts, and the life led there.
  • subversion/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/nounC1Quietly undermining a system from inside.
  • subway/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/nounA2+2 meaningsAn underground urban railway (American English).
  • success/səkˈsɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe achieving of what you set out to do.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • successor/səkˈsɛsə/nounC12 meaningsThe person who takes over from another.
  • succornounC1Help given to somebody in difficulty.
  • succulent/ˈsʌkjələnt/nounC1A plant with thick fleshy leaves that hold water.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.
  • sucklingnounC1A young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.
  • sudannounB1+A country in north-east Africa.
  • sudden deathnounB2A finish where the next point ends everything.
  • sudoku/sʊˈdəʊku/nounB1A puzzle of filling a grid so no number repeats.
  • suds/sʌdz/nounC1The froth of soap on water.
  • suede/sweɪd/nounB2+Leather with a soft brushed surface.
  • suet/ˈs(j)uːɪt/nounC2Hard white fat used in old-fashioned cooking.
  • sufferance/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/nounC2Tolerance given only because nobody objects.
  • sufficiencynounC1Having as much as is needed.
  • suffix/ˈsʌfɪks/<q:noun>nounB2+Letters added to the end of a word.
  • suffocationnounB2+Death or distress from being unable to breathe.
  • suffrage/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/nounC1The right to vote.
  • suffragette/ˌsʌf.ɹəˈd͡ʒɛt/nounC1A woman who campaigned militantly for the vote.
  • sugar/ˈʃʊɡə/nounA1The sweet white substance used in food and drink.
  • suggestion/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/nounB12 meaningsAn idea put forward for others to consider.