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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 171 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| merchandise | noun | They sold good merchandise. | goods |
| merchant | noun | A good merchant helps his customers. | salesman |
| merciful | adj. | He was a very merciful King. | humane |
| mercury | noun | The mercury is falling rapidly. | temperature |
| mercy | noun | We all need to show mercy to people. | compassion |
| mere | adj. | The price is a mere ten cents. | insignificant |
| merely | adv. | He was merely trying to help. | only |
| merit | noun | He earned it on his own merit. | worth |
| verb | She merited an increase in pay. | deserved | |
| merry | adj. | We wish you a merry Christmas. | joyful |
| mess | noun | The room was in a mess. | in disorder |
| verb | He messed up the room playing. | disordered | |
| message | noun | We left a message with his wife. | memo |
| noun | They got the message of the new law. | meaning | |
| messenger | noun | The messenger delivered the note. | carrier |
| metal | noun | Iron is an important metal. | steel |
| method | noun | We tried a method of selling goods. | technique |
| meter | noun | The mountain was 3099 meters high. | measure of length |
| microphone | noun | Use a microphone so we can hear. | amplifier device |
| microscope | noun | Microscopes let us see tiny things. | magnifying device |
| midday | noun | It was midday before we finished. | noon |
| middle | noun | We were caught in the middle. | between |
| adj. | He was the middle son of three sons. | midpoint | |
| midnight | noun | We were in bed at midnight. | 12 A.M. |
| might | noun | His might surprised all who saw him. | strength |
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