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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 6 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| argument | verb | That will authorize them to sell the property. | to grant power, permission |
| avert | verb | Avert your eyes when it happens. | to turn away |
| awhirl | adj. | with our minds awhirl, we stared in wonder. | a state of confusion |
| azure | noun | The evening sky was a blaze of azure. | color, light purplish blue |
| badger | verb | They badgered him to give in to their demands | to harry or pester |
| noun | We saw a badger in the forest. | carnivorous burrowing animal | |
| bale | noun | Many bales of hay sat in the field. | bound with twine or wire |
| noun | We must bale our straw before the rain. | to wrap in cord or wire | |
| balm | noun | She put a fragrant balm on his arm. | soothing or comforting agent |
| banish | verb | He must banish the young man from the school. | to force to leave, exile |