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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 36 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| canteen | noun | The soldier drank from a canteen. | water container |
| canvas | noun | The tent was made of canvas. | heavy cloth |
| cap | noun | He wore a cap to shade his eyes. | hat |
| noun | You must put a cap on spending. | limit | |
| capable | adj. | She is a very capable worker. | competent |
| capacity | noun | The capacity of the jar is a liter. | volume |
| noun | She has a capacity for work. | ability | |
| capital | noun | We need capital to start a business. | assets |
| noun | Beijing is the capital of China. | headquarters | |
| adj. | That is a capital idea. | superb | |
| captain | noun | The officer was a captain. | rank |
| noun | The captain of the ship came aboard. | leader | |
| captive | noun | The captive was an enemy soldier. | prisoner |
| adj. | We had a captive audience. | can't leave | |
| capture | verb | We will capture the enemy. | take prisoner |
| car | noun | The car came down the highway. | auto |
| carbon | noun | I used a carbon to make more copies. | duplicating paper |
| card | noun | They each had a business card. | stiff paper |
| care | noun | He received very good care. | good attention |
| verb | You should care about your grades. | have concern | |
| career | noun | Education will help your career. | occupation |
| careful | adj. | A careful driver will avoid trouble. | cautious |
| careless | adj. | She is a careless worker. | not careful |
| cargo | noun | The ship had a cargo for England. | load |
| carpenter | noun | The carpenter made a desk for us. | wood worker |
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