| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 524 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| skate | verb | We will skate at the arena today. | slide |
| skeleton | noun | Only the skeleton remained. | bones |
| sketch | noun | He made a sketch of the new plant. | drawing |
| verb | She sketched the face of her friend. | drew | |
| noun | They put on a sketch for the party. | act | |
| ski | noun | He had a new pair of skis. | snow sport tool |
| verb | She can ski very well. | snow sport | |
| skilful | adj. | She was a skilful driver. | expert |
| skill | noun | She had a good deal of skill. | ability |
| noun | Her skill at math was remarkable. | adeptness | |
| skilled | adj. | He was a skilled carpenter. | capable |
| skim | verb | She skimmed the book last night. | perused |
| verb | She skimmed the leaves off the pool. | remove floating matter | |