5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 502
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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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selection
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noun
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There's a selection of food available.
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assortment
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selfish
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adj.
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She was a selfish person.
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greedy
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sell
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verb
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We will sell cars to anyone.
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retail
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senate
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noun
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The Senate voted against the law.
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supreme council
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senator
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noun
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The Senator won election last year.
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legislator
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send
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verb
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Send me some books quickly.
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ship
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verb
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We will send him to the boss.
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refer
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verb
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We will send troops to Japan.
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dispatch
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senior
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adj.
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She was a senior member of the firm.
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high rank
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sensation
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noun
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She was a sensation.
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public interest
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noun
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I had the sensation of falling.
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feeling
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noun
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He caused a sensation at the party.
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commotion
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sense
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verb
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He sensed resentment from them.
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detected
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