5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 471
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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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reserve
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verb
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Please reserve a place for me.
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keep
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verb
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Reserve a train ticket for me.
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book
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noun
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We will keep them in reserve.
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future use
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reservoir
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noun
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The reservoir was full of water
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dam
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residence
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noun
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My residence is in Oregon.
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home
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resident
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noun
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Are you a resident of Berlin?
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citizen
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resign
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verb
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He resigned as company president.
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quit
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verb
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He is resigned to doing that work.
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reconciled
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resignation
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noun
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My resignation will be on your desk.
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abdication
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noun
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He did it with resignation.
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meekness
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resist
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verb
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You must resist temptation.
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defy
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verb
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We will resist their tyranny.
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oppose
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resistance
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noun
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We were in the resistance in the war.
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insurgency
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