5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 603
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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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tough
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adj.
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It was a tough climb.
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strenuous
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adj.
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We ate a tough steak.
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leathery
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adj.
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It was a tough crowd.
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difficult
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adj.
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It was a tough winter.
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harsh
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tour
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noun
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We'll take a tour of the city.
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excursion
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noun
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It was his second tour of duty.
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turn
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verb
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We will tour the museum.
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sightsee
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tourist
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noun
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Many tourists come to see Paris.
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sightseers
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tow
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verb
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The truck can tow the car into town.
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pull
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toward
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prep.
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We were driving toward home.
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in direction of
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prep.
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He had his back toward me.
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position facing
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prep.
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It began raining toward morning.
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before in time of
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prep.
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She gave him $5 towards the bill.
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in fulfillment of
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