5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 121
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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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cube
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noun
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It was a two foot cube.
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six equal sides
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noun
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The cube of three is twenty-seven.
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third power
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cubic
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adj.
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We need 10 cubic yards of dirt.
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1 by 1 by 1
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cuckoo
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adj.
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They gave a nice cuckoo clock.
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silly person
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cucumber
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noun
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Cucumbers are grown on the farm.
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green vegetable
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cultivate
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verb
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China cultivates many crops .
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grows
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verb
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You should cultivate friendships.
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develop
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culture
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noun
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The Chinese culture is an old one.
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civilization
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cunning
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adj.
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She was a cunning woman.
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shrewd
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cup
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noun
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Would you like a cup of tea?
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mug
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noun
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Add one cup of sugar.
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half pint
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cupboard
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noun
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The dishes are in the cupboard.
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cabinet
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