5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 327
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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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magic
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adj.
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We saw a magic show at the hotel.
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mystical
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magician
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noun
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The magician did an interesting show.
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illusionist
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magistrate
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noun
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We were married by a magistrate.
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law official
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magnet
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noun
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A magnet held it to the stove.
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attracts iron
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noun
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Hawaii is a magnet for vacationers.
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attraction
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magnetic
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adj.
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The steel is magnetic.
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attracts metal
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adj.
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She has a magnetic personality.
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appealing
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magnificent
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adj.
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It was a magnificent view.
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splendid
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magnify
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verb
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They tend to magnify the problem.
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exaggerate
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magnitude
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noun
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The magnitude of the problem is high.
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extent
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noun
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The magnitude of that star is two.
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brightness scale
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maid
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noun
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The maid had cleaned the hotel room.
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female servant
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noun
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The young maid was very pretty.
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unmarried girl
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