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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 262 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| Sir | adj. | Sir William was knighted by the Queen. | title |
| siren | noun | The siren signaled an air raid. | horn |
| sister | noun | My sister works in Tokyo. | my mom's daughter |
| sit | verb | Please sit here. | rest |
| site | noun | This is the site of our new factory. | location |
| situation | noun | It is a difficult situation. | predicament |
| noun | He has a good situation. | status | |
| six | adj. | She had six children. | 6 |
| sixteen | noun | She was sixteen and very pretty. | 16 years old |
| sixth | adj. | It is the sixth time I have been here. | ordinal 6 |
| sixty | noun | Last week she turned sixty. | 60 years old |
| size | noun | Her dress size is 16. | measurements |
| noun | He wanted the large size of toothpaste. | amount | |
| skate | verb | We will skate at the arena today.. | slide |
| skeleton | noun | Only the skeleton remained. | bones |
| sketch | noun | He made a sketch of the new plant. | drawing |
| verb | She sketched the face of her friend. | drew | |
| noun | They put on a sketch for the party. | act | |
| ski | noun | He had a new pair of skis. | snow sport tool |
| verb | She can ski very well. | snow sport | |
| skilful | adj. | She was a skilful driver. | expert |
| skill | noun | She had a good deal of skill. | ability |
| noun | Her skill at math was remarkable. | adeptness | |
| skilled | adj. | He was a skilled carpenter. | capable |
| skim | verb | She skimmed the book last night. | perused |
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