| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 346 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| minus | adj. | His score was minus four. | negative |
| prep. | She arrived minus her books. | lacking | |
| noun | When it came to brains he was a minus. | defect | |
| minute | noun | I will be with you in 10 minutes. | 60 seconds |
| noun | I'll be just a minute. | short while | |
| minute | adj. | Put in a minute amount of salt. | tiny |
| adj. | We looked at it in minute detail. | careful | |
| miracle | noun | It was a miracle he lived. | marvel |
| mirror | noun | She looked at herself in the mirror. | reflecting glass |
| verb | The mind mirrors the soul. | images | |
| mischief | noun | The little boy was full of mischief. | playfulness |
| noun | He was trying to cause mischief. | trouble | |
| miser | noun | He was a miser with his money. | tightwad |