| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 305 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| last | adj. | He ate the last piece of chicken. | final one |
| adv. | He ran hard but came in last. | rearmost | |
| verb | It must last until Friday. | keep | |
| late | adj. | We saw the late show on TV. | advanced hour |
| adj. | She turned in a late paper. | overdue | |
| adj. | We met the late Mr. Jones last year. | dead | |
| adv. | You are late. | tardy | |
| lately | adv. | Lately I have had a cold. | recently |
| Latin | adj. | Latin is a dead language. | old Roman |
| latitude | noun | We allow him some latitude. | leeway |
| latter | adj. | The latter speech was better. | latest |
| noun | You get the former and I the latter. | final one | |
| laugh | noun | His laugh was heard by everyone. | chuckle |
| verb | We laughed until our sides hurt. | cackled | |