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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 124 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| halt | noun | At a word the troops came to a halt. | stop |
| verb | You must halt your other activity. | stop | |
| halve | verb | We will halve the work for them. | split |
| ham | noun | We ate a ham for our dinner. | cured pork leg |
| hamburger | noun | Hamburgers are a popular food item. | meat sandwich |
| noun | Hamburger is used for cooking. | ground beef | |
| hammer | noun | He used a hammer to pound a nail. | mallet |
| verb | We hammered out our problems. | worked | |
| hamper | verb | Transportation will hamper our sales. | hinder |
| hand | noun | He used his hands to hold the flag. | fist |
| verb | Please hand in your homework. | turn | |
| noun | Give my friend a hand when he moves. | assistance | |
| noun | Let's give the speaker a hand. | applause | |
| handful | noun | The small boy was a handful. | difficult |
| handicap | verb | No money will handicap our efforts. | impede |
| handkerchief | noun | He used a handkerchief for his nose. | piece of cloth |
| handle | noun | The handle on the pot was hot. | carrying device |
| verb | I must handle the specimen with care. | examine | |
| verb | He can not handle the situation. | manage | |
| handsome | adj. | We thought he was a handsome man. | attractive |
| adj. | He was given a handsome sum of money. | generous | |
| handwriting | noun | We could not read his handwriting. | penmanship |
| handy | adj. | The kitchen was in a handy place. | convenient |
| adj. | It was a handy tool for cutting meat. | practical | |
| hang | verb | The man will hang for his crimes. | execute |
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