5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 109
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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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contain
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verb
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You must contain all of the gas.
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enclose
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container
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noun
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We need a container for the pieces.
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box, sack
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contemporary
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noun
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He is a contemporary of Beethoven.
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peer
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adj.
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That is a contemporary song.
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modern
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contempt
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noun
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We held him in contempt.
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scorn
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content
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noun
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He was content to go alone.
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willing
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noun
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There was no content to the book.
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substance
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contest
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noun
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We had a writing contest.
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competition
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verb
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He will contest the decision.
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dispute
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context
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noun
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In that context I must say no.
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situation
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continent
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noun
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China is in the Asian continent.
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large land mass
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continual
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adj.
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It came in a continual stream.
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constant
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continue
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verb
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Please continue to come to my house.
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persist in
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