| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 627 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| utmost | adj. | We must use the utmost care with it. | greatest |
| noun | We worked them to the utmost. | limit | |
| utter | verb | He did not utter a sound. | speak |
| adj. | It is the utter truth. | absolute | |
| vacant | adj. | It was a vacant house. | empty |
| vacation | noun | We went on a two week vacation. | holiday |
| vaccinate | verb | We vaccinated them against measles. | inoculated |
| vacuum | adj. | I cleaned the rug with a vacuum cleaner. | sucks clean |
| noun | A vacuum exists in space. | emptiness | |
| vague | adj. | We had a vague description. | unclear |
| vain | noun | Our effort was in vain. | futility |
| adj. | We made a vain attempt to save them. | futile | |
| valid | adj. | He has a valid visa. | legitimate |