5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 142
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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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direct
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adj.
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I would like a direct answer.
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blunt
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verb
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I will direct them to start now.
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command
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verb
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I'll direct them how to get to town.
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guide
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direction
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noun
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That is not the right direction.
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bearing
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noun
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He needs a lot of direction.
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guidance
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directly
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adv.
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I will be with you directly.
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promptly
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adv.
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You may speak directly to her.
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personally
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director
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noun
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Our director is a fair man.
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leader
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dirt
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noun
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There was dirt on the boy's clothes.
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earth
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dirty
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adj.
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It was a dirty room where we stayed.
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messy
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disable
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noun
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The car was disabled by the crash.
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damaged
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disadvantage
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noun
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The disadvantage is not being there.
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drawback
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