5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 412
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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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pipe
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noun
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He smoked a pipe everyday.
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smoking device
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noun
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The water pipe was broken.
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conduit
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pirate
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noun
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Pirates once roamed the seven seas.
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buccaneers
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pistol
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noun
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He wore a pistol on his belt.
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gun
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pit
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noun
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They threw the garbage into a pit.
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hole
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pitch
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noun
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The hill had a steep pitch.
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slope
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verb
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He pitched it onto the desk.
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threw
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pity
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noun
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Pity is what we felt for him.
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sympathy
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verb
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Pity the poor farmer.
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sympathize with
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place
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noun
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The place where you vote is there.
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location
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noun
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He won first place in the race.
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rank
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verb
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Place your hands on your head.
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put
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