kin [kin] n.
Kin is a person’s family and relatives.
—► His kin were all farmers.
referee [refan:] n.
A referee is a person who makes sure that the rules are followed in sports.
—► The soccer player didn’t agree with the referee.
sever [sever] v.
To sever something is to cut through it completely.
—> He severed the string using scissors.shaft [Jasft] n.
A shaft is a handle of a tool or weapon.
—► The golf club had a long wooden shaft that he held in his hands.Stab [stasb] v.
To stab means to cut someone or something with a sharp object like a knife.
-* He stabbed the fork into the potato and passed it to his daughter.s t i m u l u s [stimjeles] n.
A stimulus is something that causes growth or activity.
-+ Having a lot of money is a stimulus for people to buy more things.suspicion [sespifan] n.
A suspicion is a feeling that something is possible or true in a crime.
—► The police had a suspicion that the driver had stolen the purse.terminate [termeneit] V.
To terminate something means to stop or end it.
—» The trip was terminated after the car broke down.theme [ei:m] n.
A theme is the main subject of a book, movie, or painting.
-» The students discussed the book’s theme in class.tuition [tjidjan] n.
Tuition is the amount of money paid to go to a school.
—► University tuitions have increased by fifty percent in the last five years.