5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 273
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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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ignorant
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adj.
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He was an ignorant man.
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uneducated
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ignore
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verb
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Ignore him and he will go away.
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disregard
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ill
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adv.
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The doctor said he was ill.
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sick
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adj.
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It was an ill conceived idea.
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poorly
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illegal
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adj.
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That is an illegal act.
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unlawful
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illiterate
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adj.
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We hired an illiterate worker.
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can't read/write
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noun
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He was a good worker but illiterate.
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can't read/write
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illness
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noun
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The illness made him to lose his job.
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sickness
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illuminate
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verb
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The room was illuminated by candles.
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lighted
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illusion
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noun
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It wasn't there. It was an illusion.
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delusion
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illustrate
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verb
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We illustrated our book with pictures.
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explained
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illustration
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noun
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The illustration was very clear.
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picture
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noun
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His illustration helped us to learn.
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example
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