5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 225
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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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gasp
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verb
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He was gasping with every breath.
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trouble breathing
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gate
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noun
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The gate was open to the pasture.
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door
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gather
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verb
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We will gather for a meeting at two.
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assemble
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verb
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Gather the papers and let's go.
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collect
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verb
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I gather that you are not going.
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conclude
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gathering
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noun
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We had a big gathering of the clan.
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meeting
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gay
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adj.
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We had a gay day at the picnic.
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merry
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adj.
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It was a meeting of gay men.
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homosexual
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gaze
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verb
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We sat there and gazed at the sky.
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looked
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noun
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His gaze was somewhat distant.
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stare
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gear
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noun
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The big gear was slowly turning.
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cog
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general
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noun
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The general reviewed the army troop.
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commander
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adj.
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The general idea is to make money.
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basic
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adj.
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His answer was general.
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vague
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