5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 205
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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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flexible
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adj.
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It was made of flexible steel.
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pliable
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flight
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noun
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The flight of birds is wondrous.
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soaring
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noun
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There are three flights up to the flat.
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staircases
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noun
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The flight to the West was slow.
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exodus
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noun
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We took a flight to Hong Kong.
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airplane
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fling
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verb
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We will fling it into the sea.
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throw
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float
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noun
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The boy clung to a float.
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lifebuoy
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verb
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We will float down the river.
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drift
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flock
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noun
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We observed a flock of sheep.
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flight
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verb
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Sheep often flock together in danger.
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gather
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flood
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noun
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The flood came after the heavy rain.
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overflow
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verb
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They flooded the market with watches.
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glutted
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floor
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noun
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They had a wooden floor in their hall.
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bottom surface
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noun
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The building has six floors.
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stories
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verb
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He floored his opponent in the fight.
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knocked down
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