5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 240
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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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gravity
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noun
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Newton discovered the laws of gravity.
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attraction
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noun
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The gravity of the situation is great.
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seriousness
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graze
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verb
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The horses grazed in the pasture.
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browsed
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verb
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The two cars grazed each other.
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scraped
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grease
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noun
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Grease reduces friction in bearings.
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lubricants
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verb
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You should grease the car each month.
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lubricate
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great
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adj.
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The dance was held in a great hall.
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spacious
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adj.
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We traveled a great distance.
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large in number
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adj.
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America is one of the great nations.
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powerful
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greatly
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adj.
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He is greatly admired in the West.
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immensely
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greed
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noun
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Greed will rob a man of his senses.
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avarice
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greedy
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adj.
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She was a greedy person.
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covetous
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