| A | B |
| podium | a low platform, especially one where the conductor of an orchestra stands |
| tripod | a stand or frame with three legs |
| podiatrist | a person whose work is taking care of feet, as by treating diseases or injuries |
| similar | almost but not exactly the same |
| simultaneous | happening at the same time |
| simulate | to look or act like; imitate |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two things that are different in most ways are said to be alike, by using either the word as or like |
| microphone | a device for picking up sound that is to be made stronger |
| microfilm | film on which written or printed pages and pictures are photographed in a very small size so they can be stored |
| microbe | any living thing too tiny to be seen without a microscope |
| semiconscious | imperfectly aware or responsive |
| semiannual | happening twice a year |
| semicircle | a half circle |
| semicolon | a punctuation mark used to connect closely related clauses |
| microscope | a device with a lens for making tiny things look larger |