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