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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 155 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| learn | verb | We learned he was the leader. | discovered |
| learned | adj. | He was a learned man. | scholarly |
| learning | noun | Learning can be fun and educational. | knowledge |
| lease | noun | We took a lease on the house. | rent contract |
| least | adj. | It was the least thing I could do. | littlest |
| adv. | It is the thing we wanted least. | smallest degree | |
| leather | noun | My coat is made of leather. | cowhide |
| leave | verb | Tomorrow we shall leave China. | depart |
| verb | Don't leave your book at home. | forget | |
| verb | We told him not to leave his wife. | forsake | |
| noun | We shall give him leave to go home. | permission | |
| noun | He's on leave visiting his parents. | furlough | |
| lecture | noun | Every week I give a lecture. | speech |
| verb | The boss lectured us about absences. | rebuked | |
| left | adj. | She was left handed. | port side |
| verb | The leader left the meeting. | went from | |
| leg | noun | He hurt his leg in the fall. | lower limb |
| noun | We were on the last leg of out trip. | portion | |
| legal | adj. | We need legal advice on what to do. | judicial |
| adj. | Is what you are doing legal? | lawful | |
| legend | noun | Dragons are part of many legends. | fables |
| legislation | noun | Congress passes a lot of legislation. | laws |
| leisure | noun | She has a lot of time for leisure. | relaxation |
| lemon | noun | His new car is a lemon. | clunker |
| lend | verb | I want you to lend me your book. | loan |
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