5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 160
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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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early
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adj.
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He was an early riser in the morning.
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in advance
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adj.
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Early man did not have fire to cook.
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ancient
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adv.
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You must come early to the dinner.
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beforehand
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earn
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verb
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You will earn $20,000 a year.
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be paid
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earnest
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adj.
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He was always an earnest young man.
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sincere
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earnings
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noun
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My earnings are $40,000 this year.
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income
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earth
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noun
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Earth is a planet in the solar system.
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our planet
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earthquake
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noun
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Los Angeles has bad earthquakes.
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tremors
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ease
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noun
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She does it with ease.
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little effort
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noun
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He lives a life of ease at home.
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luxury
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verb
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Try to ease that onto the floor.
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maneuver
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easily
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adv.
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We can easily get those books.
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without effort
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