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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 261 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| similar | adj. | The picture was similar to mine. | alike |
| simple | adj. | They had a simple wedding. | modest |
| adj. | He was simple minded. | retarded | |
| adj. | He was used to the simple life. | uncomplicated | |
| simplicity | noun | Simplicity is our objective. | clarity |
| simplify | verb | We need to simplify the instructions. | make easier |
| simply | adv. | We are simply out of money. | plainly |
| adv. | It is simply a matter of time. | just | |
| adv. | He simply stated the problem. | modestly | |
| simultaneous | adj. | It was a simultaneous broadcast. | concurrent |
| sin | noun | The wages of sin is death. | evil |
| verb | He sinned against God. | transgressed | |
| since | conj. | I've been broke since my brother came. | from the time |
| prep. | He hasn't been home since Christmas. | from the time of | |
| conj. | Since he's not here, I won't tell him. | inasmuch as | |
| adv. | He left and hasn't been back since. | from then to now | |
| sincere | adj. | It was a sincere compliment. | genuine |
| sing | verb | We'll sing at Church on Christmas Eve. | carol |
| single | adj. | She was a single lady. | unmarried |
| adj. | We don't have a single apple. | solitary | |
| singular | adj. | House is a singular noun. | not plural |
| adj. | He had a singular idea. | sole | |
| sink | verb | If you can't swim you will sink. | submerge |
| noun | She washed the dishes in the sink. | basin | |
| sir | noun | Yes sir, I will do that. | title of respect |
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