5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 12
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Word
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Type
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Used in a Sentence
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Synonym
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alarm
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verb
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Loud noises will alarm most people.
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to fill with fright; scare
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noun
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The alarm made the robber go away.
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a warning of existing or approaching danger
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alas
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intj.
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Alas, he would not believe me.
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to his sorrow
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album
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noun
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The photos were in an album.
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a book of blank pages for insertion of collections
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alcohol
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noun
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Beer has 6% alcohol in it.
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intoxicant
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alert
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adj.
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An alert guard can stop crime.
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vigilantly attentive; watchful
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alike
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adj.
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Some good books are alike.
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having a close resemblance; similar
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adv.
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They both look alike.
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in the same manner or to the same degree
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alive
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adj.
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The audience was alive.
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full of activity or animation
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adj.
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Her face was alive with mischief.
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lively
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all
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adj.
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Treat all men equally.
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each one
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pron.
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All were drowned in the shipwreck.
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everybody
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adv.
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She is all wrong.
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completely
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