5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 259
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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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heroic
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adj.
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It was a heroic effort to save him.
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courageous
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hers
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pron.
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The last seat was hers.
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belonging to her
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herself
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pron.
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She hurt herself.
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identical to her
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hesitate
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verb
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He who hesitates is lost.
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delays
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verb
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I hesitate to tell you the truth.
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balk
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hi
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intj.
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Hi! I'm your new classmate.
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hello
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hide
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verb
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You should hide your money.
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conceal
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noun
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The cow hide is worth a lot of money.
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skin
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high
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adj.
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At high tide the water comes to here.
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extreme
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adv.
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We put it high on the shelf.
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elevated
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highland
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noun
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He lived in the highlands.
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elevated lands
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highly
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adv.
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She thinks highly of herself.
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favorably
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highway
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noun
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We drove to town on the highway.
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expressway
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