5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 363
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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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neither
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adj.
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It belongs to neither man.
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not either
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pron.
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Neither wanted to be first.
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none of two
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nephew
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noun
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My brother's son is my nephew.
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relation
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nerve
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noun
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They have lost their nerve.
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courage
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noun
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He has more nerve than I do.
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audacity
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nervous
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adj.
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She's a nervous wreck after a party.
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jittery
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adj.
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She is nervous about the meeting.
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apprehensive
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nest
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noun
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We found six eggs in the nest.
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egg shelter
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verb
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The birds nested soon after arriving.
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build nest
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net
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noun
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The fishermen caught fish in their net.
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mesh
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verb
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They netted one ton of fish that day.
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trapped in mesh
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adj.
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The net profit is $2000 for the sale.
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after costs
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network
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noun
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They have a network of hotels.
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chain
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