5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 253

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
serve verb This will serve for the documents. suffice
verb He will serve as Mayor for a while. function
service noun We had good service at the store. help
noun It was a good Church service. observance
session noun We had three sessions with the doctor. rounds
set verb He set the book on the table. placed
verb The doctor set his broken arm. corrected
verb We set the alarm clock. adjusted
verb They set a precedent. established
verb She set the boy to doing dishes. assigned
adj. We're set to go. ready
noun We bought a TV set. machine
noun We want a set of books. collection
settle verb We settled our affairs. concluded
verb They settled in the new world. colonized
verb They settled the argument. resolved
verb The house settled and cracked. sank
verb We need to settle our nerves. calm
settlement noun The settlement was about 200 people. colony
noun We had a good settlement with them. compensation
seven adj. There were seven brothers. 7
seventeen noun She was seventeen. 17 years old
seventh adj. He was the seventh child. ordinal 7
seventy noun She was seventy and still spry. 70 years old
several adj. We went there several times. a few