| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 560 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| strict | adj. | It was a strict punishment. | severe |
| adj. | The King requires strict loyalty. | absolute, complete | |
| stride | verb | She strode into the room. | walked |
| noun | He took things in his stride. | pace | |
| strife | noun | There was internal strife in the group. | conflict |
| strike | noun | The strike lasted for six weeks. | walkout |
| verb | I saw her strike him twice. | hit | |
| verb | Strike that from the record. | remove | |
| verb | We hope we will strike oil. | discover | |
| striking | adj. | It was a striking contrast. | extraordinary |
| string | noun | I tied the package with string. | twine |
| noun | A strange string of events occurred. | series | |
| verb | He tried to string them together. | chain | |