5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 546
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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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spy
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noun
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He was a spy for another country.
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agent
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verb
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We shall spy on their project.
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peek
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square
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noun
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We met at the main square in the city.
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plaza
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noun
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We each had a square of chocolate.
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block
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verb
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That does not square with the facts.
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correspond
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verb
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We need to square the accounts.
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settle
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adj.
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We gave him a square deal.
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straightforward
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squash
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verb
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We shall squash any attempt to mutiny.
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suppress
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verb
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We had some squash for our supper.
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a vegetable
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squat
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verb
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He squatted because there was no chair.
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crouched
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squeeze
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noun
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We put the squeeze on him.
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extortion
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verb
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She squeezed each peach before buying.
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pinched
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squirrel
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noun
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The squirrel ran up the tree.
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type of rodent
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