| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 493 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| scan | verb | We scanned through the book. | skimmed |
| verb | It was not within his scan. | view | |
| scheme | noun | It was a scheme to defraud the company. | conspiracy |
| scandal | noun | It was a terrible scandal. | disgrace |
| scar | noun | He had a scar on his stomach. | mark |
| noun | The table had a scar from moving. | scratch | |
| scarce | adj. | Beef is scarce in that store. | uncommon |
| adj. | That is in scarce supply. | scant | |
| scarcely | adv. | We had scarcely left before she cried. | barely |
| scarcity | noun | The scarcity of sugar is distressing. | shortage |
| scare | verb | You will scare the kids with that mask. | frighten |
| noun | We had a scare last night. | fright | |
| scarf | noun | She wore a scarf around her neck. | cloth strip |