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Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 44 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| wretch | noun | The wretch tried to steal our car. | scoundrel |
| yarn | noun | She knitted a sweater with blue yarn | cloth fiber |
| noun | We laughed at his outrageous yarn. | fable, tale | |
| yonder | adv. | Her house is over yonder. | at an indicated place |
| adj. | "Yonder hills," he said, pointing. | usually in sight | |
| zip | verb | She zipped through her homework. | to act swiftly |
| verb | As the bullet passed I heard a zip. | brief hissing sound | |
| verb | He got zip for money after working so hard. | nil, zero | |
| zipper | verb | He had a zipper on his pants. | closing device |
| zoology | noun | He studied the zoology of Alaska. | study of animal life |