| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 575 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| Swiss | noun | The Swiss are a neutral nation. | from Switzerland |
| switch | noun | Turn on the light switch. | lever |
| noun | We made a switch in the books. | exchange | |
| verb | She switched the dresses. | swapped | |
| verb | He switched on the light. | turned | |
| sword | noun | Swords were used in warfare. | cutlass |
| symbol | noun | O is the symbol for oxygen. | character |
| sympathetic | adj. | He's sympathetic to our cause. | friendly |
| sympathize | verb | We sympathize with her grief. | understand |
| sympathy | noun | Our sympathy is with the widow. | understanding |
| symphony | noun | They played the fifth symphony. | long sonata |
| symptom | noun | Itching is a symptom of the disease. | indication |
| synthesis | noun | The synthesis of chemicals is complex. | formation |