| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 525 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| skim | verb | The boat skimmed over the water. | glided |
| skin | noun | She had ivory skin. | epidermis |
| verb | He skinned the animal and ate it. | flayed | |
| skip | verb | She skipped class today. | missed |
| verb | She skipped on her way to school. | bounced | |
| skirt | noun | She wore a skirt and a blouse. | dress |
| verb | We skirted the city. | avoided | |
| sky | noun | The sky was clear. | atmosphere |
| skyscraper | noun | Many skyscrapers are in New York. | tall buildings |
| slack | adj. | It was a slack time for us. | idle |
| noun | He wore a pair of slacks. | pants | |
| slam | verb | The other car slammed into ours. | banged |
| slander | noun | What he said was slander. | defamation |