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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 160 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| litter | noun | There is litter in the street. | trash |
| verb | Do not litter the highway. | clutter | |
| little | adj. | He was a little boy. | young |
| adj. | We only have a little time. | brief | |
| adj. | He was a little man. | small in size | |
| verb | I know little of his history. | some but not much | |
| adv. | He sleeps little during the night. | not much | |
| live | verb | We live in Oregon on a farm. | dwell |
| verb | He lives on rice and fish. | survives | |
| adj. | We want a live fish. | not dead | |
| adj. | He touched a live wire and died. | energized | |
| lively | adj. | It was a lively play we saw. | brisk |
| adj. | We had a lively audience. | enthusiastic | |
| liver | noun | We ate pig's liver for our dinner. | internal organ |
| living | adj. | It was a living animal. | alive |
| noun | This is good living. | full of life | |
| living-room | noun | We sat in the living-room talking. | main room |
| load | noun | She was carrying a heavy load. | burden |
| noun | The truck had a load of coal. | cargo | |
| verb | We will load the car today. | pack | |
| loaf | noun | Get a loaf of bread from the store. | large pack |
| loan | noun | We need a loan to start the business. | advance |
| verb | I loaned her my book for her class. | lent | |
| lobby | noun | The lobby of the hotel was packed. | entryway |
| local | adj. | It was just a local matter. | regional |
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