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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 122 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| gross | adj. | It's a gross miscarriage of justice. | obvious |
| ground | noun | The ground was hard to sleep on. | earth |
| noun | The hotel had beautiful grounds. | land around | |
| group | noun | Our school group will have a party. | assemblage |
| verb | You must group together immediately. | assemble | |
| grove | noun | The grove of trees is now a park. | copse |
| grow | verb | We grow corn and vegetables. | cultivate |
| verb | The business will grow by 50%. | increase | |
| growl | noun | He gave a growl and left the room. | snarl |
| verb | The motor growled when it ran. | rumbled | |
| grown-up | adj. | She was a grown-up woman. | adult |
| noun | Grown-ups tell children what to do. | adults | |
| growth | noun | The growth of the industry is great. | increase |
| noun | He had a growth on his leg. | tumor | |
| grumble | verb | Some grumble if you ask them to work. | complain |
| grunt | noun | He gave a grunt and turned away. | guttural sound |
| verb | He grunted an answer and quit. | guttural sound | |
| guarantee | noun | We want a guarantee it will work. | warranty |
| verb | I guarantee it will be done on time. | certify | |
| guard | noun | The guard was to watch the car. | sentry |
| verb | We will guard it with our lives. | shield | |
| noun | You must keep your guard up always. | vigilance | |
| guess | verb | Try to guess how many there were. | estimate |
| noun | That is just a guess on our part. | conjecture | |
| guest | noun | We were a guest in their house. | visitor |
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