5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 129
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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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decline
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noun
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His decline was fast and serious.
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downfall
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decorate
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verb
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We decorate the house for Christmas.
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beautify
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decrease
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noun
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The decrease in prices was small.
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reduction
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verb
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We'll decrease the number of workers.
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lessen
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decree
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noun
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The leader decreed the work to stop.
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ordered
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dedicate
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verb
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I dedicate this memorial to you.
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in your name
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deed
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noun
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The deed to the house is here.
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title
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noun
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He did a good deed for his friend.
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kind help
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deep
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adj.
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We got our water from a deep well.
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far down
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adv.
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He was deep in thought.
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engrossed
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deepen
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noun
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We must deepen the hole.
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farther down
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deer
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noun
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They shot a deer for meat.
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type animal
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