| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 537 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| sound | noun | We heard a sound from the room. | noise |
| verb | The bell will sound on the hour. | ring | |
| adj. | That is sound advice. | sensible | |
| adj. | He is now sound and back at work. | healthy | |
| adj. | He gave the thief a sound thrashing. | severe | |
| soup | noun | We had some hot soup for lunch. | liquid food |
| sour | adj. | The apples were quite sour. | tart |
| adj. | She had a sour attitude. | sullen | |
| source | noun | Our source of money has gone. | origin |
| south | noun | He lived in the South for three years. | southern part |
| adj. | It was a dry south wind. | from 180 degrees | |
| adj. | We live on the south side of town. | to 180 degrees | |
| southeast | noun | We went to the southeast. | to 135 degrees |