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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 131 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| hire | noun | This car is for hire. | rent |
| verb | I hired him to work for me. | employed | |
| his | pron. | His car is a new blue sedan. | possessive he |
| pron. | The mistake is his. | belonging to him | |
| hiss | noun | There was a hiss and my tire was flat. | sound of air |
| verb | He hissed the performance that night. | heckled | |
| historic | adj. | It was a historic day in 1776. | celebrated |
| historical | adj. | The historical marker was stone. | important |
| history | noun | History was made on that day in 1987. | the past |
| noun | He has a history of making mistakes. | record | |
| hit | verb | He was hit by a falling rock. | struck |
| noun | The song was a big hit. | success | |
| verb | The blue car hit the red car. | collided with | |
| noun | The hit on the head knocked him down. | blow | |
| hoarse | noun | He talked so much he was hoarse. | rasping |
| hobby | noun | My hobby is collecting postage stamps. | pastime |
| hoe | noun | He used a hoe to chop weeds. | weeding tool |
| hoist | noun | We needed a hoist to lift the car. | crane |
| verb | He hoisted the load to his shoulders. | lifted | |
| hold | verb | Please hold on to my coat. | grasp |
| verb | That nail is too tiny to hold a mirror. | support | |
| verb | The car holds six people. | accommodates | |
| verb | I ask you to hold your temper. | restrain | |
| verb | Hold him until I get there. | detain | |
| noun | The hold of the ship is damp. | cargo storage | |
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