5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 166
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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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eliminate
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verb
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We shall eliminate all rats.
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eradicate
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eloquence
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noun
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His eloquence of speaking was renown.
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style
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else
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adv.
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How else could it be done?
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differently
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adj.
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Do you want anything else?
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different
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elsewhere
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adv.
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It must be elsewhere.
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another place
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embarrass
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verb
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You will embarrass everyone.
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shame
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embassy
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noun
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The American Embassy is in Beijing.
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foreign headquarters
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embrace
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noun
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He held her in a fond embrace.
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hug
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verb
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We will embrace their philosophy.
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adopt
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embroidery
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noun
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Silk embroidery is famous in China.
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needlework
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emerge
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verb
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Korea emerges as a modern nation.
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surfaces
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emergency
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noun
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It is an emergency, go at once.
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crisis
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