5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 4
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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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accident
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noun
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He had an auto accident.
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an unexpected, undesirable event
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noun
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He was rich by accident of birth.
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lack of intention; chance
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accommodation
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noun
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We can provide for his accommodation.
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room and board; lodgings
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accompany
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verb
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I will accompany her on the trip.
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to be or go with as a companion
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accomplish
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verb
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We will accomplish this next year.
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to succeed in doing; bring to pass
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accordingly
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adv.
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Accordingly, I gave it to them.
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consequently; thus
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account
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noun
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Put this on my account.
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a precise list of financial transactions; bill
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verb
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Please account for your time.
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a narrative or record of events; justify
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accumulate
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verb
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If you accumulate $100, then buy it.
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to gather or pile up; accrue; amass
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accurate
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adj.
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I want to have an accurate count.
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conforming exactly to fact; errorless
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accuse
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verb
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I accuse you of a crime.
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to charge with a shortcoming or an error
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accustomed
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adj.
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I am accustomed to eat each day.
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being in the habit of; or experienced
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ache
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verb
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My leg will ache after a long walk.
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to suffer a dull, sustained pain
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