5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 62
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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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Britain
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noun
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Britain is an industrial nation.
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England
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brittle
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adj.
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Glass is brittle and breaks easily.
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easily broken
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broad
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adj.
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The river is broad at that place.
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wide
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adj.
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He is a broad minded person.
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open
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broadcast
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noun
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We listened to the VOA broadcast.
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radio program
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verb
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They broadcast 24 hours a day.
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send by radio
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broken
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adj.
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The car was broken.
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not working
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bronze
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noun
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The statue was done in bronze.
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copper alloy
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brood
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noun
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The chicken had a brood of chicks.
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group
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verb
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If you brood you will make me sad.
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mope
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brook
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noun
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The small brook had sparkling water.
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small stream
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broom
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noun
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She used a broom to sweep the street.
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sweeping device
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brother
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noun
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My brother lives in New York.
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sibling
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