5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 246
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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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gymnasium
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noun
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I played basketball in the gymnasium.
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sports building
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habit
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noun
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It is my habit to eat early.
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custom
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habitual
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adj.
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He was a habitual smoker.
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chronic
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hail
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noun
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The hail damaged the crops severely.
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ice pellets
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verb
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It hailed for an hour this afternoon.
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ice pellets fell
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verb
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He hailed me as I passed his office.
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greeted
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hair
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noun
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Her hair was a golden blonde color.
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curls
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half
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noun
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A half of a loaf is better than none.
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1/2
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adj.
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I drank a half can of cola.
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1/2
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adv.
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We were so hungry we ate half the pie.
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1/2
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hall
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noun
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We met in the hall of the school.
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passageway
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noun
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He spoke in the great hall.
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public auditorium
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