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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 103 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| flexible | adj. | It was made of flexible steel. | pliable |
| flight | noun | The flight of birds is wondrous. | soaring |
| noun | We took a flight to Hong Kong. | airplane | |
| noun | There are three flights up to the flat. | staircases | |
| noun | The flight to the West was slow. | exodus | |
| fling | verb | We will fling it into the sea. | throw |
| float | noun | The boy clung to a float. | lifebuoy |
| verb | We will float down the river. | drift | |
| flock | noun | We observed a flock of sheep. | flight |
| verb | Sheep often flock together in danger. | gather | |
| flood | noun | The flood came after the heavy rain. | overflow |
| verb | They flooded the market with watches. | glutted | |
| floor | noun | They had a wooden floor in their hall. | bottom surface |
| noun | The building has six floors. | stories | |
| verb | He floored his opponent in the fight. | knocked down | |
| flour | noun | We use flour to make bread. | milled grain |
| flourish | verb | This industry will flourish. | prosper |
| flow | noun | The flow of water was great. | gush |
| verb | The river flowed over its banks. | poured | |
| flower | noun | We enjoy flowers in the wild. | blooms |
| verb | It will flower and then wane. | bloom | |
| flu | noun | Flu has killed thousands of people. | type of disease |
| fluent | adj. | She was a fluent English speaker. | articulate |
| fluid | adj. | It was a fluid mixture. | liquid |
| noun | I drank the strange tasting fluid. | liquid | |
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