| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 15 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| amaze | verb | He will amaze you with his tricks. | surprise |
| ambassador | noun | The Ambassador is in Beijing. | representative |
| ambiguous | adj. | It was an ambiguous statement. | vague |
| ambition | noun | Ambition can be helpful in business. | striving |
| ambulance | noun | The ambulance carried the hurt man. | emergency car |
| America | noun | America is an industrial nation. | the U.S.A. |
| American | adj. | It was an American car. | made in U.S.A. |
| noun | The American was teaching in China. | person from U.S. | |
| among | prep. | He was standing among the crowd. | in the middle |
| prep. | Distribute this among you. | share | |
| amount | noun | Is this the right amount? | number |
| verb | He will never amount to anything. | add up | |
| amuse | verb | The toy will amuse the child. | entertain |