Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 35

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