5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 243
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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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gross
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adj.
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It's a gross miscarriage of justice.
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obvious
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ground
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noun
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The ground was hard to sleep on.
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earth
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noun
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The hotel had beautiful grounds.
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land around
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group
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noun
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Our school group will have a party.
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assemblage
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verb
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You must group together immediately.
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assemble
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grove
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noun
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The grove of trees is now a park.
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copse
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grow
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verb
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We grow corn and vegetables.
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cultivate
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verb
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The business will grow by 50%.
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increase
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growl
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noun
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He gave a growl and left the room.
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snarl
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verb
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The motor growled when it ran.
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rumbled
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grown-up
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adj.
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She was a grown-up woman.
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adult
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noun
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Grown-ups tell children what to do.
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adults
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