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  • subsequent analysisnounC1The examination carried out after the first results.
  • subsequently/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/adverbB2+After the thing already mentioned; afterwards.
  • subserviencenounC2Excessive readiness to obey somebody else.
  • subside/sʌbˈsaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo gradually die down.
  • subsidence/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/nounC1The sinking of ground into a hollow beneath it.
  • subsidiary/sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/
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A company owned and controlled by a larger company.
  • subsidize/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/verbC2To help pay for something with public or company money.
  • subsidy/ˈsʌbsɪdi/nounC1Government money paid to keep a price low or an industry alive.
  • subsist/səbˈsɪst/verbC2To stay alive on the barest means.
  • subsistence/səbˈsɪstəns/nounC2Having just enough to stay alive.
  • substance/ˈsʌbstəns/nounB12 meaningsA particular kind of matter.
  • substantial/səbˈstænʃəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsLarge in amount or importance.
  • substantiallyadverbC1To a large extent.
  • substantiate/səbˈstænʃieɪt/verbC2To support a claim with evidence.
  • 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.
  • subterranean/ˌsʌbtəˈɹeɪniən/adjectiveC12 meaningsLying or happening below the ground.
  • 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.
  • subtle/ˈsʌtl̩/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo slight or delicate that it is easy to miss.
  • subtlety/ˈsʌt(ə)lti/nounC1A fine distinction that is easily missed.
  • subtly/ˈsʌt.li/adverbC1In a way so slight it is easy to miss.
  • subtotalnounB1+A running total of part of a list.
  • subtract/səbˈtɹækt/verbB2To take one amount away from another.
  • suburb/ˈsʌbɝb/nounB2+The quiet housing area at the edge of a city.
  • suburban/səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to or found in the housing areas around the outside of a city.
  • suburbia/səˈbɜːbi.ə/nounC1The outer residential districts, and the life led there.
  • subversion/sʌbˈvɜː.ʃən/nounC1Quietly undermining a system from inside.
  • subversive/səbˈvɝsɪv/adjectiveC1Working quietly to undermine an established order.
  • subvert/səbˈvɜːt/verbC1To undermine the power or authority of something.
  • subway/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/nounA2+2 meaningsAn underground urban railway (American English).
  • succeed/səkˈsiːd/verbA2+2 meaningsTo reach the result you were working for.
  • success/səkˈsɛs/nounB12 meaningsThe achieving of what you set out to do.
  • successful/səkˈsɛs.fəl/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsHaving achieved what was aimed for.
  • successfully/səkˈsɛs.fə.li/adverbB1+In a way that achieved what was wanted.
  • succession/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsThe order in which a title or post passes on.
  • successive/səkˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveC1Following one after another.
  • successor/səkˈsɛsə/nounC12 meaningsThe person who takes over from another.
  • succinct/səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/adjectiveC1Expressed clearly in very few words.
  • succornounC1Help given to somebody in difficulty.
  • succulent/ˈsʌkjələnt/nounC1A plant with thick fleshy leaves that hold water.
  • succumb/səˈkʌm/verbC2To stop resisting and be overcome.
  • suck/sʌk/verbA2To pull liquid into the mouth by drawing in the breath.
  • sucker/ˈsʌk.ə/nounC13 meaningsA round pad that grips by suction.
  • suckle/ˈsʌk.əl/verbC1To feed a young one at the breast.
  • sucklingnounC1A young animal still feeding on its mother's milk.
  • sudannounB1+A country in north-east Africa.
  • sudden/ˈsʌd.ən/adjectiveB12 meaningsHappening quickly and with no warning.
  • sudden deathnounB2A finish where the next point ends everything.
  • suddenly/ˈsʌd.ən.li/adverbA2All at once, with no warning.
  • sudoku/sʊˈdəʊku/nounB1A puzzle of filling a grid so no number repeats.
  • suds/sʌdz/nounC1The froth of soap on water.
  • sue/sjuː/verbB22 meaningsTo take somebody to court to claim money or redress.
  • suede/sweɪd/nounB2+Leather with a soft brushed surface.
  • suet/ˈs(j)uːɪt/nounC2Hard white fat used in old-fashioned cooking.
  • suffer/ˈsʌfə/verbB12 meaningsTo feel pain or hardship over a period of time.
  • sufferance/ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/nounC2Tolerance given only because nobody objects.
  • suffice/səˈfaɪs/verbC1To be enough for the purpose.