5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 119

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