| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 299 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| keep | noun | You must earn your own keep. | board and room |
| kernel | noun | We ate kernels of corn for lunch. | grains |
| kerosene | noun | Kerosene is used as fuel. | petroleum |
| kettle | noun | We ate a kettle of hot soup. | pot or pan |
| key | noun | We had a key to the room. | tool to unlock |
| adj. | It was key to the solution. | fundamental | |
| adj. | He's a key contributor to the problem. | important | |
| kick | noun | The dancer had a lot of kick. | energy |
| verb | He kicked in the winning goal. | booted | |
| kid | noun | He was just a young kid. | boy |
| verb | He would kid with anyone. | joke | |
| kidnap | verb | They will try to kidnap the child. | abduct |
| kidney | noun | We each have two kidneys. | body organs |