5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 531
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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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sneer
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verb
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He sneered at the amount of money.
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taunted
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sneeze
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verb
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He sneezed when I spilled the pepper.
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expelled air
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sniff
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verb
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The dog sniffed the air and howled.
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inhale audibly
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snob
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noun
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He was an intellectual snob.
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conceited person
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snobbish
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adj.
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She had a snobbish attitude.
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pretentious
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snore
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verb
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He snored every night.
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snorting in sleep
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snow
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noun
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The snow was two feet deep this winter.
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ice crystals
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verb
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She was snowed under with work.
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overwhelmed
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so
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conj.
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I couldn't go so she went.
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as a result
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adv.
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Why does he think so?
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that way
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adv.
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He was so weary that he fell.
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to an extent
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adv.
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He was weary and so he fell.
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consequently
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adv.
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The book costs two dollars or so.
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thereabouts
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