| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 561 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| strip | noun | She had a strip of labels. | band |
| verb | She stripped the leaves off the stalk. | peeled | |
| stripe | noun | There's a white stripe in the center. | line |
| strive | verb | I always strive for excellence. | endeavor |
| stroke | noun | It was the stroke of midnight. | time |
| noun | He had a stroke and died. | seizure | |
| noun | He changed it with a stroke of his pen. | dash | |
| noun | It was a stroke of genius. | flash | |
| verb | He stroked the cat quietly. | caressed | |
| strong | adj. | That is a strong building. | solid |
| adj. | He is a very strong man. | powerful | |
| adj. | It is a strong argument. | convincing | |
| structure | noun | That structure was built in 1950. | building |