5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 449
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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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radical
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adj.
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There was radical social change.
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extreme
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noun
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Chairman Mao was a radical.
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revolutionary
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radio
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noun
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We listen to the radio each evening.
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receiver
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verb
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The police radioed an alert.
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transmitted
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radius
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noun
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All within a radius of 25 miles came.
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extent
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rag
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noun
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She cleaned the table with a rag.
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cloth
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rage
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noun
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He was in a rage.
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fury
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raid
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noun
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The police made a raid on the thieves.
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assault
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rail
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noun
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We will go to the city by rail.
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train
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noun
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The rails are an important link.
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railroads
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railroad
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noun
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We took the railroad to Seattle.
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train
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rain
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noun
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The rain was heavy at times.
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downpour
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verb
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It will rain today.
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shower
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