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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 164 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| magic | adj. | We saw a magic show at the hotel. | mystical |
| magician | noun | The magician did an interesting show. | illusionist |
| magistrate | noun | We were married by a magistrate. | law official |
| magnet | noun | A magnet held it to the stove. | attracts iron |
| noun | Hawaii is a magnet for vacationers. | attraction | |
| magnetic | adj. | The steel is magnetic. | attracts metal |
| adj. | She has a magnetic personality. | appealing | |
| magnificent | adj. | It was a magnificent view. | splendid |
| magnify | verb | They tend to magnify the problem. | exaggerate |
| magnitude | noun | The magnitude of the problem is high. | extent |
| noun | The magnitude of that star is two. | brightness scale | |
| maid | noun | The maid had cleaned the hotel room. | female servant |
| noun | The young maid was very pretty. | unmarried girl | |
| maiden | noun | She was a maiden lady. | unmarried lady |
| noun | We did not receive any mail today. | letters | |
| verb | We mailed the letter yesterday. | posted | |
| main | adj. | The main idea is to make a profit. | chief |
| noun | The gas main is broken. | principal pipe | |
| mainly | adv. | We were mainly teaching English. | primarily |
| mainland | noun | They lived on the mainland. | not an island |
| maintain | verb | You must maintain this car. | preserve |
| verb | He maintains he is not guilty. | insists | |
| verb | We need good food to maintain health. | sustain | |
| maintenance | noun | Maintenance extends a car's life. | upkeep |
| majesty | noun | We saw the mountain in it's majesty. | grandeur |
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