5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 326
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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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lunch
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noun
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We ate lunch in the garden.
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midday meal
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luncheon
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noun
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We had our luncheon at the hotel.
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afternoon party
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lung
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noun
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Smoking will ruin your lungs.
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breathing organ
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luxurious
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adj.
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It was a luxurious apartment.
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lavish
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luxury
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noun
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Diamonds are a luxury.
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nonessential
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machine
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noun
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It was a large machine.
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mechanical device
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machinery
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noun
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There is machinery in the factory.
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mechanical equipment
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mad
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adj.
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He was mad about his low pay.
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angry
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adj.
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He was mad with disease and hunger.
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crazy
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adj.
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There was a mad scramble for the bus.
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frantic
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magazine
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noun
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Every week we read magazines.
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periodicals
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magic
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noun
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It is magic the way he does that.
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wizardry
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