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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 121 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| Greek | noun | The Greek was born in Athens, Greece. | from Greece |
| green | adj. | She was wearing a green coat. | emerald |
| adj. | The children ate some green apples. | unripe | |
| noun | We eat many greens. | leafy vegetables | |
| greenhouse | noun | The flowers were from a greenhouse. | glass house |
| greet | verb | We will greet them at the airport. | welcome |
| verb | They greeted the President. | saluted | |
| greeting | noun | We said a friendly word of greeting. | welcome |
| grey/gray | noun | The day was cold and grey. | gloomy |
| adj. | She was wearing a grey coat. | silvery | |
| grief | noun | Death will bring grief to everyone. | sorrow |
| grieve | verb | We shall grieve her loss. | lament |
| grim | adj. | She was grim and determined. | somber |
| grin | noun | She had a grin on her face. | smile |
| verb | Just grin and do the best you can. | smile | |
| grind | verb | We will grind away at the job. | toil |
| noun | It is a tough grind to work so long. | chore | |
| grip | noun | He lost his grip and fell. | hold |
| verb | The scene gripped the whole audience. | held interest | |
| groan | noun | You could hear the groan a long way. | wail |
| verb | He groaned when I told him the news. | moaned | |
| grocer | noun | We bought our food from the grocer. | food seller |
| grocery | noun | The grocery is open until seven. | food store |
| grope | verb | We will grope our way to success. | fumble |
| gross | adj. | The gross profit was $2000. | total money |
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