| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 538 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| southern | adj. | We enjoyed southern hospitality. | people from south |
| southward | adv. | We went southward. | to 180 degrees |
| southwest | noun | We went to the southwest. | to 225 degrees |
| sovereign | noun | He was the sovereign of the land. | king |
| souvenir | noun | We want a souvenir of our visit. | token |
| Soviet | adj. | The Soviet countries include Russia. | USSR |
| sow | noun | The old sow had 12 piglets. | female pig |
| verb | We will sow the wheat today. | scatter seed | |
| verb | He sowed the seeds of discontent. | propagate rumors | |
| soy | noun | We want some soy for our food. | sauce of soybean |
| space | noun | We need more space for our furniture. | room |
| noun | Space is the new frontier. | cosmos | |
| noun | There was space between each tree. | interval | |