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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 136 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ice cream | noun | Children like to eat ice cream. | milk desert |
| icy | adj. | It was an icy day in December. | freezing |
| adj. | She gave him an icy stare. | unfriendly | |
| idea | noun | They did not like my idea. | suggestion |
| noun | They had no idea how to begin. | hint | |
| noun | Their idea was to buy two cars. | opinion | |
| ideal | adj. | She was an ideal wife. | perfect |
| noun | Singers are the ideal of youngsters. | model | |
| noun | Honesty is a good ideal for everyone. | goal | |
| idealism | noun | Idealism is popular with young people. | perfection |
| identical | adj. | The girls were identical twins. | duplicate |
| identify | verb | I identified the body of my friend. | recognized |
| verb | I identify with that group. | equate | |
| verb | Please identify these specimens. | classify | |
| idiom | noun | Learning idioms is not easy. | slang |
| idiot | noun | Anyone who thinks that is an idiot. | fool |
| idle | adj. | He was idle most of the time. | lazy |
| verb | They idled the afternoon away. | wasted | |
| verb | He idled the engine of the car. | ran slowly | |
| i.e. | abbr. | He was a Chinese citizen, i.e. PRC. | that is |
| if | conj. | You can go if you want to go. | on condition |
| conj. | Ask if he will come. | whether | |
| ignite | verb | A spark can ignite flammable gas. | explode |
| ignorance | noun | Ignorance cost more than education. | illiteracy |
| ignorant | adj. | They were ignorant of the danger. | unaware |
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