| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 2 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| about | adv. | It lasted about one hour. | approximately; nearly |
| adv. | He is about finished. | almost | |
| adv. | He has turned about. | to reverse direction or position | |
| adv. | He wandered about town. | all around; on every side | |
| prep. | There are trees about the house. | on all sides of; surrounding | |
| prep. | They are about to sing. | in the act or process of | |
| abroad | adj. | He is abroad in France. | out of one's own country |
| adj. | Change is abroad in China. | covering a large area; widely | |
| absence | noun | Her absence has been noticed. | to state of being away |
| absent | adj. | They were absent from the lecture. | not present, missing |
| absolute | adj. | His control was absolute. | not limited by restrictions or exceptions |
| absorb | verb | Cloth will absorb water. | to take in through pores |
| verb | She was absorbed in her studies. | to occupy the full attention, or time of; engross | |