5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 643
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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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wave
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noun
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She gave a wave to the crowd.
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hand motion
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verb
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He waved to his wife.
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signaled
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waver
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verb
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We'll never waver in our determination.
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falter
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verb
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He always wavered in his decisions.
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vacillated
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wax
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noun
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She put wax on the floor.
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polish
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verb
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Discontent waxed among the people.
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grew
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way
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noun
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This is the way to his house.
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route
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noun
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Which way will you go?
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direction
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noun
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It is his way of doing things.
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manner
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noun
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I want to know the best way to do it.
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method
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we
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pron.
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We will be there on Monday.
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myself and others
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weak
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adj.
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The coffee was weak.
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diluted
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adj.
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He was a weak leader.
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indecisive
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