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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 269 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| sound | noun | We heard a sound from the room. | noise |
| verb | The bell will sound on the hour. | ring | |
| adj. | That is sound advice. | sensible | |
| adj. | He is now sound and back at work. | healthy | |
| adj. | He gave the thief a sound thrashing. | severe | |
| soup | noun | We had some hot soup for lunch. | liquid food |
| sour | adj. | The apples were quite sour. | tart |
| adj. | She had a sour attitude. | sullen | |
| source | noun | Our source of money has gone. | origin |
| south | noun | He lived in the South for three years. | southern part |
| adj. | It was a dry south wind. | from 180 degrees | |
| adj. | We live on the south side of town. | to 180 degrees | |
| southeast | noun | We went to the southeast. | to 135 degrees |
| southern | adj. | We enjoyed southern hospitality. | people from south |
| southward | adv. | We went southward. | to 180 degrees |
| southwest | noun | We went to the southwest. | to 225 degrees |
| sovereign | noun | He was the sovereign of the land. | king |
| souvenir | noun | We want a souvenir of our visit. | token |
| Soviet | adj. | The Soviet countries include Russia. | USSR |
| sow | noun | The old sow had 12 piglets. | female pig |
| verb | We will sow the wheat today. | scatter seed | |
| soy | noun | We want some soy for our food. | sauce of soybean |
| space | noun | We need more space for our furniture. | room |
| noun | Space is the new frontier. | cosmos | |
| noun | There was space between each tree. | interval | |
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