6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 56 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
mash | verb | She mashed the cooked potatoes. | crush or grind |
mason | noun | His job was that of a stone mason. | one who works with stone or brick |
massacre | noun | The enemy was guilty of the massacre. | mass killing |
verb | They massacred the buffaloes with rifles. | indiscriminate slaughter of many | |
maternal | adj. | He is a maternal uncle. | related through my mother |
matron | noun | She was a matron at the city prison. | female supervisor |
mattress | noun | I sleep better on a mattress than on the floor. | pad of soft material on a bed |
maturity | noun | With maturity people make better decisions. | being fully grown or developed |
maze | noun | We became entangled in a maze of conflicting laws. | confusing elements |
measles | noun | I had measles when I was young. | acute contagious childhood disease |