5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 99

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
fever noun He worked himself into a fever. dither
few adj. I would like a few apples. several
noun I like pears. Bring me a few. some
fiber noun Fiber is an important part of a diet. roughage
noun This fiber will make good cloth. thread
fiction noun Fiction makes good reading. novel
noun That excuse is pure fiction. untrue
field noun The farmer planted corn in his field. land
noun That is not my field or study. sphere
fierce adj. She had a fierce look on her face. cruel
adj. We saw a fierce animal walking. savage
fifteen adj. The boy was fifteen years old. 15
fifteenth adj. He was the fifteenth person to come. ordinal 15
fifth adj. I was the fifth child in my family. ordinal 5
fight verb We shall fight the enemy. battle
noun It will be a fight when they arrive. contest
figure noun She had a good figure. build
noun Come up with a figure for the auto. price
noun He was a public figure. character
verb Try to figure the total price. calculate
verb I will figure out what to do. decide
file noun His file contained damaging entries. record
verb You must file those documents. store away
verb She filed her fingernails short. sanded
verb The army filed past the dead leader. marched