5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 239
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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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grant
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verb
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We will grant that we made mistakes.
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admit
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noun
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She received a grant of $5000.
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gift
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grape
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noun
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Grapes are often used for wine.
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type of fruit
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graph
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noun
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The graph showed the company's profit.
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chart
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grasp
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verb
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A drowning man will grasp at anything.
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clutch
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noun
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Success is within your grasp.
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reach
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grass
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noun
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The cows ate the green grass.
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herbage
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grasshopper
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noun
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Grasshoppers will devastate crops.
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type of insect
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grateful
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adj.
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He was a grateful man for the help.
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thankful
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gratitude
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noun
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Their gratitude was obvious.
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appreciation
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grave
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noun
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The body was placed in a grave.
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burial place
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adj.
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It was a grave situation for us.
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serious
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gravel
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noun
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Gravel is vital in making concrete.
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small stones
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