5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 5
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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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ache
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noun
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My back had an ache yesterday.
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dull steady pain
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achieve
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verb
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We will achieve victory.
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to perform or carry out with success; accomplish
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achievement
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noun
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It was a great achievement.
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something accomplished successfully with skill
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acid
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noun
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Acid will destroy metal.
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high PH
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acknowledge
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verb
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Please acknowledge they are right.
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to admit the existence, reality, or truth
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acquaintance
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noun
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She is an acquaintance of mine.
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a person whom one knows; friend
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acquire
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verb
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You acquire a taste for Chinese food.
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to get by one's own effort
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acre
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noun
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He owned one acre of land.
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land of 43,560 square feet
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across
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adv.
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The bridge swayed when he ran across.
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from one side to the other side
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prep.
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She was there across the road
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on, at, or from the other side
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act
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noun
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He was caught in the act.
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the process of doing or performing something
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verb
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Please act as if you liked it.
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to behave as; or pose as; pretend
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verb
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Please act as if you liked it.
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to behave as; or pose as; pretend
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