5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 58
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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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boycott
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verb
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We will boycott that product.
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abstain from using
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brain
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noun
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She has a keen brain.
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mind
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noun
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She is a brain at languages.
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intelligent
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brake
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noun
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Push on the brake to stop the car.
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stopping device
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verb
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Brake the car to a complete stop.
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halt
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branch
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noun
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One branch of the tree broke.
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limb
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noun
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I belong to a branch of her family.
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division
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brand
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noun
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IBM is a good brand of computers.
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trademark
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verb
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He was branded as a coward.
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marked
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brandy
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noun
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They drank brandy after dinner.
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alcohol drink
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brass
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noun
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The lamp was made of brass.
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copper alloy
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brave
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adj.
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She was a brave woman.
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courageous
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