| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 419 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| point | noun | Our point was made clear. | intent |
| noun | He brings up an important point. | question | |
| noun | This is the point where we will build. | location | |
| poison | noun | He almost drank poison by error. | fatal chemical |
| verb | The factory poisoned the river. | polluted | |
| poisonous | adj. | The acid gave off poisonous fumes. | lethal |
| poke | verb | He poked fun at her speech. | made |
| verb | She poked the pig with a stick. | prodded | |
| pole | noun | He used a pole to carry the baskets. | stick |
| noun | They went to the North Pole. | pivotal axis | |
| police | noun | The police directed traffic. | cop |
| policeman | noun | The policeman gave us a parking ticket. | lawman |
| policy | noun | Our policy is to treat all fairly. | practice |