5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 247
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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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halt
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noun
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At a word the troops came to a halt.
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stop
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verb
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You must halt your other activity.
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stop
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halve
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verb
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We will halve the work for them.
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split in 2 equal parts
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ham
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noun
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We ate a ham for our dinner.
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cured pork leg
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hamburger
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noun
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Hamburgers are a popular food item.
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meat sandwich
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noun
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Hamburger is used for cooking.
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ground beef
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hammer
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noun
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He used a hammer to pound a nail.
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mallet
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verb
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We hammered out our problems.
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worked
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hamper
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verb
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Transportation will hamper our sales.
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hinder
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hand
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noun
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He used his hands to hold the flag.
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fist
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verb
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Please hand in your homework.
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turn
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noun
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Give my friend a hand when he moves.
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assistance
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noun
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Let's give the speaker a hand.
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applause
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