| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 582 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| team | verb | They teamed up to defeat the enemy. | joined |
| tear | noun | A tear ran down her cheek. | water from eye |
| verb | The paper will tear if you're careless. | rip | |
| verb | They want to tear down the old house. | demolish | |
| tease | verb | He playfully teased her about it. | kidded |
| technical | adj. | We need a technical explanation. | precise |
| technician | noun | The technician repaired the machine. | expert |
| technique | noun | His technique was beyond reproach. | proficiency |
| noun | The technique he used was standard. | procedure | |
| tedious | adj. | It was hard and tedious work. | monotonous |
| teenager | noun | She was an impressionable teenager. | age 13 to 19 |
| telegram | noun | We sent a telegram to let her know. | telegraph message |
| telephone | noun | We use the telephone a lot. | talking device |