| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 646 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| weep | verb | She began to weep at the bad news. | cry |
| weigh | verb | She weighs 120 pounds. | is equal to |
| verb | We must weigh our chances. | consider | |
| weight | noun | The horse was carrying a heavy weight. | load |
| noun | He puts a great weight on honesty. | importance | |
| noun | Sin was a great weight for her. | burden | |
| welcome | noun | They gave us a great welcome. | reception |
| adj. | The food was a welcome sight. | agreeable | |
| verb | Please welcome our new boss. | salute | |
| intj. | Welcome! We're happy to see you. | greetings | |
| weld | verb | We will weld the machine to repair it. | melt together |
| verb | We need to weld the two ideas in action. | make a union | |
| welfare | noun | It is for the welfare of all people. | benefit |