5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 33
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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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baby
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noun
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At ten he was the baby in the family.
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youngest
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bachelor
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noun
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The young man was a bachelor.
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unmarried man
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back
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noun
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Lifting too much, he hurt his back.
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spine
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adj.
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The shop was on a back street.
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not main
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verb
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We will back the Red Army.
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support
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noun
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The back of the house was dark.
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rear
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adv.
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We must go back because of the snow.
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return
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adj.
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It was a back issue of the magazine.
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not current
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background
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noun
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He had an excellent background.
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history
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backward
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adj.
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In 1930 China was a backward country.
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undeveloped
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adv.
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The man bent backward from his load.
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to the rear
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adv.
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The car was going backward.
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to the rear
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bacon
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noun
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Bacon is made from the side of a pig.
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pig meat
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