5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 606
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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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trade
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noun
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We took her car in trade.
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exchange
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noun
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She was in the trades.
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sales
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verb
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We trade at that store.
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shop
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verb
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I'll trade my car for yours.
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swap
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tradition
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noun
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In China tradition is law.
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custom
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traditional
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adj.
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Traditional medicine is still popular.
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ancestral
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adj.
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There is value in traditional wisdom.
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conventional
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traffic
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noun
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The traffic is getting heavy.
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vehicles
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tragedy
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noun
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The tragedy is that she isn't here.
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misfortune
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noun
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The boat accident was a tragedy.
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disaster
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tragic
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adj.
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Her death was a tragic loss.
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disastrous
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trail
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noun
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The trail was very steep.
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path
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noun
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The police began to trail the suspect.
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follow the path
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