5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 299
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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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keep
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noun
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You must earn your own keep.
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board and room
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kernel
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noun
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We ate kernels of corn for lunch.
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grains
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kerosene
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noun
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Kerosene is used as fuel.
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petroleum
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kettle
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noun
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We ate a kettle of hot soup.
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pot or pan
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key
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noun
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We had a key to the room.
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tool to unlock
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adj.
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It was key to the solution.
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fundamental
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adj.
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He's a key contributor to the problem.
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important
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kick
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noun
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The dancer had a lot of kick.
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energy
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verb
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He kicked in the winning goal.
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booted
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kid
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noun
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He was just a young kid.
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boy
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verb
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He would kid with anyone.
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joke
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kidnap
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verb
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They will try to kidnap the child.
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abduct
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kidney
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noun
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We each have two kidneys.
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body organs
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