5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 493
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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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scan
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verb
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We scanned through the book.
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skimmed
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verb
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It was not within his scan.
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view
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scheme
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noun
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It was a scheme to defraud the company.
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conspiracy
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scandal
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noun
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It was a terrible scandal.
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disgrace
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scar
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noun
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He had a scar on his stomach.
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mark
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noun
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The table had a scar from moving.
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scratch
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scarce
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adj.
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Beef is scarce in that store.
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uncommon
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adj.
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That is in scarce supply.
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scant
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scarcely
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adv.
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We had scarcely left before she cried.
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barely
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scarcity
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noun
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The scarcity of sugar is distressing.
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shortage
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scare
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verb
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You will scare the kids with that mask.
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frighten
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noun
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We had a scare last night.
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fright
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scarf
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noun
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She wore a scarf around her neck.
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cloth strip
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