5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 134
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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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depress
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verb
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More goods will depress the market.
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dampen
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depression
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noun
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Her depression was because of death.
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gloom
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noun
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There was a depression in the road.
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hallow
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deprive
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verb
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We will not deprive them of food.
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withhold
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depth
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noun
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The submarine went to a great depth.
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far down
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deputy
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noun
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The deputy arrested the thief.
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police officer
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derive
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verb
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Wool is derived from sheep.
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obtained
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descend
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verb
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We will descend the mountain soon.
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go down
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descendant
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noun
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My descendants are smarter than me.
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offspring
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descent
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verb
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The descent was slow due to the rain.
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the way down
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noun
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He is of American descent.
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origin
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describe
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verb
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You must describe how you did that.
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report
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