5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 76
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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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cell
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noun
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The prisoner was placed in a cell.
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prison
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noun
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I need a flashlight cell.
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battery
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cellar
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noun
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The cellar in my house is damp.
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basement
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cement
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noun
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We will fasten it with cement.
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glue
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verb
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She cemented them together.
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glued
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censor
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verb
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They will censor the mail.
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edit
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cent
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noun
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One cent is also called a penny.
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U.S. money unit
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centigrade
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adj.
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Ten degrees centigrade is cold.
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unit of heat
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central
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adj.
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The central government is east.
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main
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center
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noun
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The center of the storm is in Canada.
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middle
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verb
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Center the picture on the wall.
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put in middle
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century
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noun
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This is the twentieth century.
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100 years
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