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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 32 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| brow | noun | My brow is covered with sweat. | forehead |
| brown | adj. | Her hair is brown colored. | color of coffee |
| bruise | noun | There is a bruise where it hit her. | contusion |
| verb | You will bruise yourself doing that. | injure | |
| brush | noun | You use a brush to paint a chair. | bristles |
| verb | Please brush off your pants. | whisk | |
| verb | He brushed into me. | lightly hit | |
| brute | noun | The brute attacked me. | beast |
| bubble | noun | The bubble floated on the water. | air pocket |
| verb | The water bubbled as it boiled. | form steam pockets | |
| bucket | noun | He used a bucket to carry water. | pail |
| bud | noun | Buds appear on trees in the spring. | immature flower |
| verb | The plant will bud after winter. | form flowers | |
| Buddhism | noun | Buddhism is practiced in China. | Asian religion |
| budget | noun | Use a budget to save your money. | money plan |
| buffalo | noun | Water buffaloes are used for farming. | animal species |
| bug | noun | A small bug crawled on the floor. | insect |
| verb | He began to bug his classmate. | pester | |
| bugle | noun | The soldier blew the bugle at dawn. | horn instrument |
| build | verb | We will build a new school. | construct |
| building | noun | The building was used as a store. | structure |
| bulb | noun | The light bulb was not very bright. | glass light |
| bulk | noun | The bulk of the cargo was rice. | major part |
| noun | He was carrying a great bulk. | mass | |
| bull | noun | The bull was a fierce large animal. | male bovine |
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