5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 77
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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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cereal
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noun
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For breakfast we will eat hot cereal.
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ground grain
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ceremony
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noun
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The wedding was a solemn ceremony.
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ritual
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certain
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adj.
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He faced certain death.
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definite
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adj.
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He is certain he is right.
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positive
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adj.
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They want a certain person.
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definite
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certainly
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adv.
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She is certainly the best one.
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absolutely
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certificate
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noun
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A certificate went to each student.
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document
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chain
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noun
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He wore a gold chain around her neck.
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necklace
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noun
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A strange chain of events followed.
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secession
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verb
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They were chained together.
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fastened
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chair
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noun
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She was sitting in a chair.
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seat
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verb
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He chaired the meeting.
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led
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chairman
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noun
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Chairman Mao founded modern China.
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leader in charge
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