6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 18 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
chuck | verb | He chucked the stones into the river. | throw or toss |
noun | The mother gave the boy a chuck under his chin. | pat fondly or playfully | |
chuckle | verb | I chucked when I heard the story. | laugh quietly |
cinder | noun | After the fire nothing was left but cinders. | burnt or charred substance |
civic | adj. | We just performed our civic duty. | relating to city or citizen |
civilian | noun | After serving in the army I became a civilian. | follow duties of civil life |
civility | noun | You do your job with complete civility. | courteous behavior, politeness |
clam | noun | We dug for clams on the beach. | marine shellfish |
verb | When asked about the accident he clammed up. | refused to talk | |
clan | noun | My family belonged to the Crawford clan. | social unit in Scotland |