| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 375 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| of | prep. | Sunday is a day of rest. | set aside for |
| prep. | It is five minutes of two. | before | |
| prep. | He was beloved of his family. | by | |
| off | adv. | He got up and drove off. | from a place |
| adv. | The car swerved off into a ditch. | aside | |
| prep. | The bird hopped off the branch. | distant from | |
| offend | verb | We did not mean to offend you. | insult |
| verb | Bad manners may offend people. | irritate | |
| offense | noun | We took offense at the remark. | insult |
| noun | We are now on the offense. | attack | |
| offensive | adj. | He made an offensive comment. | insulting |
| noun | We will soon be on the offensive. | attack | |