5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 261
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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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hire
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noun
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This car is for hire.
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rent
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verb
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I hired him to work for me.
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employed
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his
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pron.
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His car is a new blue sedan.
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possessive he
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pron.
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The mistake is his.
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belonging to him
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hiss
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noun
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There was a hiss and my tire was flat.
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sound of air
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verb
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He hissed the performance that night.
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heckled
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historic
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adj.
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It was a historic day in 1776.
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celebrated
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historical
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adj.
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The historical marker was stone.
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important
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history
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noun
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History was made on that day in 1987.
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the past
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noun
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He has a history of making mistakes.
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record
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hit
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verb
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He was hit by a falling rock.
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struck
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noun
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The song was a big hit.
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success
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