5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 303

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
towel noun He hung up the towel to dry. drying cloth
tower noun The bell tower was on the campus. column
verb The building towered above the city. overlooked
town noun We go to town to shop. city
toy noun The boy played with his toy quietly. plaything
trace noun There was no trace of the accident. evidence
verb We traced her to this city. tracked
verb He traced the map onto his paper. copied
track noun The railroad track goes by my house. route
noun We saw the animal tracks in the mud. footprints
noun We lost his tracks in the stream. trail
verb We tracked her to the edge of town. trailed
tractor noun The farmer had a large tractor. farm machine
trade noun We took her car in trade. exchange
noun She was in the trades. sales
verb We trade at that store. shop
verb I'll trade my car for yours. swap
tradition noun In China tradition is law. custom
traditional adj. Traditional medicine is still popular. ancestral
adj. There is value in traditional wisdom. conventional
traffic noun The traffic is getting heavy. vehicles
tragedy noun The tragedy is that she isn't here. misfortune
noun The boat accident was a tragedy. disaster
tragic adj. Her death was a tragic loss. disastrous
trail noun The trail was very steep. path