5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 293

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
tense verb She was tired and tense. anxious
noun The story was in the present tense. time
tension noun The tension was tremendous. anxiety
tent noun They lived in tents for a month. canvas hut
tenth noun Be there on the tenth of the month. ordinal 10
term noun The term of office is 4 years. span
noun I don't understand that term. expression
noun I need to know the terms. conditions
noun The school term starts in September. semester
terminal noun We went to the bus terminal. station
noun The computer terminal was color. monitor
adj. He had a terminal disease. fatal
terminate verb We will terminate the project. stop
verb We will terminate her today. fire
terrace noun We had a party on the terrace. patio
terrible adj. We had a terrible time. awful
adj. She has a terrible disease. ghastly
adj. That's a terrible way of treating them. appalling
terrific adj. She is a terrific dancer. marvelous
terrify verb We are terrified of an atomic war. frightened
terror noun The terror of war is felt by soldiers. horror
noun My terror was of the haunted house. fear
terrorist noun A terrorist hijacked the airplane. overpowers with fear
test noun We'll have a test on this Friday. exam
verb She was tested for some diseases. examined