5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 190
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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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family
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noun
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My family lives in California.
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relations
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noun
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We belong to a family of nations.
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community
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famine
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noun
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Many people starved from the famine.
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lack of food
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famous
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adj.
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She is a famous scientist.
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noted
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fan
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noun
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He cooled himself with a fan.
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blower
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noun
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He is a fan of the movie star.
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follower
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fancy
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noun
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I've taken a fancy to her car.
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liking
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verb
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I fancy myself as an explorer.
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imagine
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adj.
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She wore a fancy hat to dinner.
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elaborate
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fantastic
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adj.
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We had a fantastic adventure.
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marvelous
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adj.
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There was a fantastic turn of events.
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bizarre
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far
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adj.
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It was in the far corner of the room.
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distant
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adv
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We traveled far from the city.
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a long way
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