| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 522 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| since | prep. | He hasn't been home since Christmas. | from the time of |
| conj. | Since he's not here, I won't tell him. | inasmuch as | |
| adv. | He left and hasn't been back since. | from then to now | |
| sincere | adj. | It was a sincere compliment. | genuine |
| sing | verb | We'll sing at Church on Christmas Eve. | carol |
| verb | He'll sing her praises | proclaim or extol | |
| single | adj. | She was a single lady. | unmarried |
| adj. | We don't have a single apple. | solitary | |
| singular | adj. | House is a singular noun. | not plural |
| adj. | He had a singular idea. | sole | |
| sink | verb | If you can't swim you will sink. | submerge |
| noun | She washed the dishes in the sink. | basin | |
| sir | noun | Yes sir, I will do that. | title of respect |