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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 157 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| liberal | adj. | That is a liberal way of thinking. | broad-minded |
| liberate | verb | We will liberate the slaves. | free |
| liberty | noun | Give me liberty or give me death! | freedom |
| librarian | noun | If you want a book ask the librarian. | library worker |
| library | noun | The library has thousands of books. | book lending unit |
| license | noun | You need a license to drive a car. | permit |
| verb | We will license her to sell medicine. | certify | |
| lick | verb | They licked the Axis in World War II. | defeated |
| lid | noun | Keep a lid on the pot. | cover |
| lie | verb | I will lie down and take a nap. | recline |
| verb | The trouble lies with his education. | exists | |
| noun | Her lies got her into trouble. | untruths | |
| verb | You will suffer if you lie. | prevaricate | |
| lieutenant | noun | The lieutenant led 50 men. | officer |
| noun | His lieutenant will solve that. | assistant | |
| life | noun | He had a long interesting life. | existence |
| noun | As long as he has life he will work. | breath | |
| lift | verb | You must lift this load. | elevate |
| verb | They lifted his license for speeding. | revoked | |
| noun | We need a lift to get into town. | ride | |
| light | noun | You need good light to read. | illumination |
| noun | The head light is burned out. | beam | |
| verb | We'll light up the room for students. | illumine | |
| verb | Light up you cigarette and smoke. | ignite | |
| adj. | It was a light workday for us. | easy | |
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