5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 599
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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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to
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prep.
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He was deaf to my plea.
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regarding
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prep.
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The time is ten to five.
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before
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prep.
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We worked from nine to five.
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until
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prep.
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He went out to lunch.
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for purpose of
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prep.
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We drank a toast to our leader.
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in honor of
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toast
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noun
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We drank a toast to the boss.
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salute
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noun
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We often eat toast at home.
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grilled bread
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verb
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We toasted the marshmallows.
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browned
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verb
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We toasted the Governor.
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saluted
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tobacco
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noun
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Tobacco is the leading cause of cancer.
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cigarette, cigar
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today
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noun
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Today we will celebrate my birthday.
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this day
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adv.
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We walked today.
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this day
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toe
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noun
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He walked on his toes.
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digits of foot
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