5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 182
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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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expand
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verb
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We'll expand our business next year.
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enlarge
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expect
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verb
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We will expect you at noon.
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await
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verb
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I expect you are having a good time.
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assume
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expedition
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noun
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We sent an expedition to the Arctic.
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band
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noun
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We went on an expedition to Beijing.
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trip
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expel
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verb
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We will expel them from the group.
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dismiss
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expense
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noun
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The expense was almost $10,000.
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cost
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expensive
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adj.
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She bought an expensive coat.
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costly
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experience
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noun
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My experience was a traumatic one.
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episode
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noun
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We need someone with experience.
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background
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verb
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You will experience many troubles.
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encounter
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experiment
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noun
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The experiment went well enough.
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research
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