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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 292 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| telephone | verb | We will telephone her today. | made a phone call |
| telescope | noun | The telescope lets us see the stars. | astronomy device |
| television/TV | noun | Television changed the habit of man. | sending pictures |
| telex | noun | You can send a telex to let them know. | Teletype |
| tell | verb | I will tell them you are here. | inform |
| verb | You must tell the police what you know. | disclose | |
| verb | The officer told the army to attack. | ordered | |
| verb | Can you tell which is which? | distinguish | |
| temper | noun | He had a bad temper. | disposition |
| noun | His temper was hard to control. | anger | |
| temperature | noun | The temperature was 110 degrees. | heat |
| noun | The temperature was -20 degrees. | cold | |
| noun | He has a temperature of 104 degrees. | fever | |
| temple | noun | The temple was the Holy place for them. | worship place |
| temporary | adj. | It is a temporary place to stay. | impermanent |
| tempt | verb | Cheesecake will tempt my wife. | lure |
| temptation | noun | You must resist temptation. | snares |
| ten | adj. | There are ten pages left. | 10 |
| tenant | noun | She was a good tenant for us. | lodger |
| tend | verb | He tends towards being lazy. | inclines |
| verb | He will tend the sheep. | care for | |
| tendency | noun | She has a tendency to become impatient. | inclination |
| tender | adj. | She was a tender young mother. | loving |
| adj. | He had a tender arm from working. | painful | |
| tennis | noun | She plays tennis every weekend. | type of ball game |
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