5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 508
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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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shady
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adj.
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adj.
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He was involved in a shady deal.
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dishonest
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shaft
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noun
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The shaft was turning slowly.
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power train
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noun
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The mine shaft was deserted.
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cavity
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shake
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verb
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We will shake his hand.
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clasp
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verb
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He did shake his fist at us.
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brandish
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verb
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We could not shake his determination.
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elude
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shall
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verb
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I shall be 30 tomorrow.
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simple futurity
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verb
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He shall answer for that.
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shows resolve
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shallow
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adj.
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It was buried in a shallow hole.
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not deep
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adj.
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It was a shallow promise.
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frivolous
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noun
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We swam in the shallows.
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part not deep
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sham
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noun
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The attempt at honesty was a sham.
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fraudulent
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noun
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The machinery shown was a sham.
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false or empty
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