5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 618
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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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tyranny
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noun
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Tyranny can take many forms.
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repression
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tyrant
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noun
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He was a terrible tyrant.
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dictator
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ugly
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adj.
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She was an ugly woman.
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unattractive
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adj.
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The weather turned quite ugly.
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threatening or ominous
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ultimate
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adj.
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That was the ultimate insult.
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supreme
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adj.
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We shall soon reach our ultimate goal.
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final
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umbrella
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noun
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An umbrella is useful in the rain.
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rain protection
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unable
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adj.
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I am unable to help you.
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powerless
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unanimous
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adj.
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We are unanimous in our agreement.
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united
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unbearable
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adj.
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It was an unbearable burden.
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intolerable
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uncertain
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adj.
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He has an uncertain future here.
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unpredictable
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uncle
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noun
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My uncle visits us at Christmas.
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parent's brother
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uncomfortable
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adj.
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It was an uncomfortable situation.
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embarrassing
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