5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 425
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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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poultry
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noun
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Poultry is excellent food for dinner.
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fowl
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pound
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noun
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He weighed 200 pounds.
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.45 kilograms
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verb
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Don't pound on the TV.
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hammer
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pour
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verb
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She poured me a cup of tea.
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filled
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verb
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The river poured over its banks.
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flooded
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poverty
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noun
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Poverty can make you appreciate money.
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destitution
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powder
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noun
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The rock was crushed to powder.
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ground fine
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power
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noun
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Power is desired by many politicians.
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authority
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noun
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The electric power is not working.
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energy
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noun
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The motor doesn't have enough power.
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strength
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powerful
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adj.
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He was a powerful athlete.
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strong
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practical
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adj.
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We want a practical solution.
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realistic
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practically
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adv.
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The lion was practically tame.
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almost
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