| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 37 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| bankrupt | adj. | It was a bankrupt business. | can't pay debts |
| verb | We'll be bankrupt if we buy that. | can't pay debt | |
| banner | noun | There is a red banner over the road. | cloth sign |
| banquet | noun | They held a banquet on National Day. | formal dinner |
| bar | noun | The bar served whiskey and beer. | saloon |
| noun | He used an iron bar to lift a stone. | rod | |
| noun | He had a bar of soap. | block | |
| verb | We will bar anyone without a ticket. | stop | |
| barber | noun | The barber gave him a haircut. | cuts hair |
| bare | adj. | His head was bare. | naked |
| adj. | She had only the bare necessities. | meager | |
| adj. | The cupboard was bare. | empty | |
| verb | Please bare your arm. | uncover | |