| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 496 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| score | verb | He scored some points with the boss. | won |
| scorn | noun | We were treated with scorn. | contempt |
| verb | She scorned the peace offering. | spurned | |
| scout | noun | He was a scout with the army. | guide |
| verb | He scouted for some food. | searched | |
| scramble | noun | The sale was a vicious scramble. | struggle |
| verb | We scrambled for a seat. | fought | |
| scrap | noun | We were in a nasty scrap. | fight |
| noun | I need a scrap of cloth. | piece | |
| verb | They scrapped for a piece of food. | fought | |
| scratch | verb | He scratched her arm in the fight. | scraped |
| verb | Her arm itched and she had to scratch. | relieve itching | |
| noun | There was a scratch on the floor. | abrasion | |