5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 337
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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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mayor
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noun
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She was the mayor of the city.
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city leader
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me
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pron.
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Give me that book.
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objective of I
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meadow
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noun
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Flowers are blooming in the meadow.
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grassland
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mean
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verb
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Red sky at night can mean fair weather.
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indicates
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verb
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Did she mean to turn right
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intend
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adj.
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He was regarded as a mean man.
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ill-tempered
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means
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noun
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The end justifies the means.
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methods
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noun
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He had the means to buy the house.
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money
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meaning
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noun
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I don't understand your meaning.
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intention
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meantime
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noun
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In the meantime I will go to sleep.
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interval
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meanwhile
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adv.
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Meanwhile, life goes on.
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at the same time
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measure
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noun
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We wanted to get a full measure.
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amount
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noun
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The new measure allows pay increases.
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law
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verb
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I will measure you for a coat.
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gauge
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