5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 238
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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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grain
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noun
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Wheat is an important grain.
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cereal
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noun
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We had only a grain of salt.
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speck
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gram
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noun
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He owned ten grams of gold.
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weight measure
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grammar
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noun
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Grammar is difficult to learn.
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syntax
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grand
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adj.
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It was a grand and glorious day.
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wonderful
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adj.
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The house was built on a grand scale.
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large
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adj.
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Chairman Mao had a grand purpose.
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lofty
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granddaughter
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noun
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My granddaughter is four years old.
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child's daughter
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grandfather
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noun
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My grandfather died at 83.
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parent's father
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grandmother
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noun
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My grandmother is alive and well.
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parent's mother
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grandson
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noun
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I have one grandson in California.
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child's son
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granite
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noun
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Granite is a good stone for buildings.
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type of stone
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grant
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verb
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We grant you three wishes.
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give
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