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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 49 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| commercial | adj. | It was a commercial enterprise. | money-making |
| commission | noun | They got a commission on every sale. | fee |
| noun | The Postal Commission is efficient. | board | |
| noun | His commission as Captain was today. | appointment | |
| verb | I commissioned him to do a painting. | appointed | |
| commit | verb | We will commit $1000 to the project. | pledge |
| committee | noun | The committee met today to decide. | delegation |
| commodity | noun | Food is a most important commodity. | product |
| common | adj. | The common man is not wealthy. | ordinary |
| adj. | It is a common problem. | typical | |
| adj. | It is a common error. | frequent | |
| commonwealth | noun | It's the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. | country |
| communicate | verb | Communicate with your associates. | correspond |
| communication | noun | I received a communication from them. | message |
| noun | You need communication with them. | contact | |
| communism | noun | Communism is popular in China. | political system |
| communist | noun | The man was a communist. | party member |
| adj. | The communist party controls China. | political type | |
| community | noun | This community is well organized. | town, city |
| compact | adj. | She drove a compact car. | small |
| verb | You should compact the soil. | compress | |
| noun | China had a compact with Russia. | treaty | |
| companion | noun | His companion did not talk. | friend |
| company | noun | My company sells computers. | business |
| noun | He needed some company on the trip. | companion | |
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