5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 323
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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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loose
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adj.
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The criminal was loose.
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unbound
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loosen
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verb
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Loosen your tie and relax.
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partially unfasten
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lord
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noun
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The Lord made the heaven and earth.
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God
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noun
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The King is the lord of the country.
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monarch
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noun
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He was the lord of the manor.
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ruler
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lose
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verb
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Do not lose your passport.
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mislay
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verb
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You will lose if you play like that.
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be defeated
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verb
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We must lose our tormenters.
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elude
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loss
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noun
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Their loss is our gain.
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misfortune
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noun
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The loss of the car is serious.
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ruin
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lot
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noun
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We have had a lot of trouble.
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plenty
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noun
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That is his lot in life.
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fate
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