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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 119 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| grace | verb | She was graced with beauty and love. | enhanced |
| graceful | adj. | The dance was beautiful and graceful. | smooth |
| gracious | adj. | They were most gracious to us. | cordial |
| grade | noun | It is a number 3 grade in quality. | rank |
| noun | Her grades were good this year. | scores | |
| noun | It was a steep grade for a truck. | incline | |
| verb | We will grade all of the students. | rank | |
| gradual | adj. | It was a gradual change for them. | steady and slow |
| gradually | adv. | We gradually gained control of them. | steady and slow |
| graduate | noun | College graduates earn more money. | alumnus |
| adj. | She was a graduate student. | has bachelor degree | |
| verb | He graduated from Stanford University. | got degree | |
| grain | noun | Wheat is an important grain. | cereal |
| noun | We had only a grain of salt. | speck | |
| gram | noun | He owned ten grams of gold. | weight measure |
| grammar | noun | Grammar is difficult to learn. | syntax |
| grand | adj. | It was a grand and glorious day. | wonderful |
| adj. | The house was built on a grand scale. | large | |
| adj. | Chairman Mao had a grand purpose. | lofty | |
| granddaughter | noun | My granddaughter is four years old. | child's daughter |
| grandfather | noun | My grandfather died at 83. | parent's father |
| grandmother | noun | My grandmother is alive and well. | parent's mother |
| grandson | noun | I have one grandson in California. | child's son |
| granite | noun | Granite is a good stone for buildings. | type of stone |
| grant | verb | We grant you three wishes. | give |
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