5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 576
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Word
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Type
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Used in a Sentence
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Synonym
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synthetic
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adj.
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It was a synthetic material.
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manmade
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system
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noun
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The economic system is not well.
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structure
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noun
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They had a system to protect the house.
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plan
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systematic
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adj.
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We need a systematic approach.
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methodical
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table
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noun
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The food was on the table.
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stand
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noun
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The table of figures was convincing.
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chart
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tablet
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noun
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We each got a tablet of paper.
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pad
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noun
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The doctor gave me some tablets.
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pills
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tackle
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verb
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We will tackle the work in the morning.
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attempt
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noun
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We each had some fishing tackle.
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gear
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noun
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We used tackle to lift the heavy load.
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system of ropes
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tact
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noun
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You need tact in my job.
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diplomacy
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tactics
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noun
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His tactics won him the war.
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plan
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