5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 496
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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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score
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verb
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He scored some points with the boss.
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won
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scorn
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noun
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We were treated with scorn.
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contempt
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verb
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She scorned the peace offering.
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spurned
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scout
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noun
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He was a scout with the army.
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guide
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verb
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He scouted for some food.
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searched
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scramble
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noun
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The sale was a vicious scramble.
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struggle
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verb
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We scrambled for a seat.
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fought
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scrap
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noun
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We were in a nasty scrap.
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fight
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noun
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I need a scrap of cloth.
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piece
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verb
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They scrapped for a piece of food.
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fought
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scratch
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verb
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He scratched her arm in the fight.
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scraped
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verb
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Her arm itched and she had to scratch.
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relieve itching
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noun
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There was a scratch on the floor.
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abrasion
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