5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 358
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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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mute
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noun
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Some animals are mute.
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can't speak
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adj.
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The musician played in muted tones.
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soft
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mutter
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verb
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She muttered against the government.
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grumbled
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mutton
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noun
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Some people like to eat mutton.
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sheep meat
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mutual
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adj.
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She is a mutual friend of theirs.
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common
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my
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pron.
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That car is my car.
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belongs to me
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myself
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pron.
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I don't know myself who did it.
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same as me
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mysterious
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adj.
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We saw a mysterious stranger.
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enigmatic
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mystery
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noun
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It was a mystery who did it.
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puzzle
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nail
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noun
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We need some nails to fix that box.
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tacks
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noun
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He had dirty nails on his hands.
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fingernail
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verb
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We will nail the door shut for safety.
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secure with spike
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