5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 55
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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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boot
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nouns
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She wore boots to keep her feet warm.
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high topped shoe
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booth
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noun
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They sell that at a booth over there.
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compartment
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border
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noun
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One border of the U.S.A. is Canada.
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national boundary
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verb
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Fourteen countries border China.
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common boundary
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bore
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noun
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He is a big bore.
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pest
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verb
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His speeches bore me.
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of no interest
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verb
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They will bore a tunnel.
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drill
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born
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verb
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He was born on the weekend.
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given birth to
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noun
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It was their first born.
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birth
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borrow
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verb
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May I borrow your bicycle?
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use temporarily
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bosom
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noun
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He took me to his bosom.
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heart
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boss
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noun
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He is the boss of this company.
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leader
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verb
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She bossed us from morning to night.
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gave orders
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