5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 241
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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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Greek
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noun
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The Greek was born in Athens, Greece.
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from Greece
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green
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adj.
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She was wearing a green coat.
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emerald
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adj.
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The children ate some green apples.
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unripe
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noun
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We eat many greens.
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leafy vegetables
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greenhouse
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noun
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The flowers were from a greenhouse.
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glass house
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greet
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verb
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We will greet them at the airport.
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welcome
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verb
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They greeted the President.
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saluted
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greeting
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noun
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We said a friendly word of greeting.
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welcome
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gray/grey
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noun
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The day was cold and gray.
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gloomy
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adj.
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She was wearing a gray coat.
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silvery
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grief
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noun
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Death will bring grief to everyone.
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sorrow
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grieve
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verb
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We shall grieve her loss.
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lament
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grim
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adj.
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She was grim and determined.
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somber
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