| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 303 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ladder | noun | We used a ladder to reach it. | climbing device |
| lady | noun | The lady was his wife and companion. | woman |
| lag | noun | There's a lag between need and money. | interval |
| verb | Income will lag behind costs. | trail | |
| lake | noun | We swam in the warm lake. | pond |
| lamb | noun | We ate lamb for our dinner. | young sheep |
| noun | He's a lamb when talking to his wife. | sweet person | |
| lame | adj. | The horse was lame after the ride. | disabled |
| lamp | noun | I use a lamp on my desk to see. | light |
| land | noun | We need the land to farm. | property |
| noun | Ours is a fertile land. | country | |
| verb | Our plane will land at noon. | touches down | |
| landing | noun | Our plane made a smooth landing. | touch down |