Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 2

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
album noun He kept his photos in an album. book with blank pages
alight verb The bird alighted on the branch. land, set down
allege verb I allege they stole it. claim
alley noun She drove down a dark alley. backstreet
ally noun France was an ally. partner
almighty noun The King's power was almighty. absolute
almond noun The farmer raised almonds. type of nut
alms noun They begged for alms. money given to poor
ambassador noun We met the German Ambassador. government representative
noun She was a goodwill ambassador. represents an organization
amend verb We must amend the contract. change
amid prep. They left amid the confusion. in the middle of
amiss adv. The meeting went amiss. incorrectly
ancestor noun The president was my ancestor. forefather
anew adv. You must anew your membership. once more, again
angel noun The angel had wings of white. immortal spiritual being
noun The little girl was an angel. innocent child
anguish noun They suffered anguish over the loss. heartache
anniversary noun It was their 30th wedding anniversary. annual occurrence of a date
Antarctic noun The Antarctic is a cold place. south pole