5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 127
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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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dear
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adj.
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We lost all that is dear to us.
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of value
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exp.
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Oh dear, where are my glasses.
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mild exclamation
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death
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noun
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His death brought sorrow to us all.
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demise
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noun
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It will be the death of freedom.
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end
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debate
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noun
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The debate was between two friends.
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discussion
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verb
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We shall debate the matter later.
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discuss
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debt
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noun
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We have a debt we must pay them.
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obligation
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decade
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noun
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This is the decade of change.
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ten years
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decay
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verb
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Food can decay without refrigeration.
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rot
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noun
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The decay was apparent to all.
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decline
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deceit
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noun
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Deceit will lose friends fast.
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fraud
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deceive
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verb
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You must not deceive customers.
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cheat
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December
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noun
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December is a happy but cold month.
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twelfth month
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