Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 35 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
prune | noun | My wife loves to eat a prune now and then. | type of fruit |
verb | We need to prune down our work force. | reduce | |
pudding | noun | My son loves to eat bread pudding. | a dessert |
pumpkin | noun | We often use pumpkin to make a pie. | a vegetable |
rape | verb | Rape is a serious crime against women. | sexual battery |
verb | The pirates would rape and plunder whole islands. | pillage | |
recess | noun | The court called a recess in the proceedings. | interlude |
renown | noun | She became a renown author after those books. | well-known |
repose | noun | The body lay in repose in the casket. | peace |
rhyme | verb | Well rhymes with bell. | similar sound |