5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 587
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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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testify
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verb
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He will testify that he was not there.
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swore under oath
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text
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noun
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The text we'll use is "Modern English."
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book
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noun
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The text of my talk is "War or Peace."
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subject
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textile
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adj.
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The textile industry made gains.
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fabric
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than
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conj.
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He did better than she did.
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unequal parallel
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thank
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verb
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Thank him for his gift.
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credit
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noun
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Thanks for the nice card.
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appreciation
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noun
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We give thanks to the Lord.
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benediction
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Thanksgiving
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noun
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On Thanksgiving Day we eat turkey.
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American holiday
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thanksgiving
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noun
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We will give thanksgiving for being safe.
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expressing gratitude
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that
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adj.
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It is that house.
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the one implied
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pron.
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That is my book.
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the one implied
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