5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 584
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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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temple
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noun
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The temple was the Holy place for them.
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worship place
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temporary
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adj.
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It is a temporary place to stay.
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impermanent
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tempt
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verb
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Cheesecake will tempt my wife.
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lure
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temptation
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noun
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You must resist temptation.
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snares
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ten
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adj.
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There are ten pages left.
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10
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tenant
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noun
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She was a good tenant for us.
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lodger
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tend
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verb
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He tends towards being lazy.
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inclines
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verb
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He will tend the sheep.
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care for
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tendency
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noun
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She has a tendency to become impatient.
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inclination
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tender
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adj.
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She was a tender young mother.
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loving
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adj.
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He is at a tender age.
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young, vulnerable
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adj.
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He had a tender arm from working.
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painful
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tennis
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noun
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She plays tennis every weekend.
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type of ball game
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