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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 244 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ruler | noun | He measured it with a ruler. | yardstick |
| rumor | noun | We heard rumors he was leaving. | gossip |
| run | verb | We will run five miles. | jog |
| verb | The car won't run. | operate | |
| verb | We will run the school this year. | manage | |
| verb | My property runs for two miles. | extends | |
| verb | If you tip it the water will run out. | flow | |
| rural | adj. | We live in a rural area. | countryside |
| rush | noun | We are in a rush. | hurry |
| verb | He rushed off to his house. | hurried | |
| Russian | adj. | He lived near the Russian border. | country of Russia |
| rust | verb | The steel will rust if it gets wet. | oxidize |
| noun | There was rust on the tool. | oxidation | |
| rusty | adj. | It was a rusty old car. | oxidized |
| ruthless | noun | He was a ruthless ruler. | brutal |
| sack | noun | We had a sack of oranges. | bag |
| sacred | adj. | It was a sacred place for the Jews. | holy |
| sacrifice | noun | We all must make some sacrifices. | concessions |
| noun | They made a sacrifice to the gods. | pay homage | |
| verb | We won't sacrifice honesty for profit. | renounce | |
| sad | adj. | It was a sad day for us. | unhappy |
| saddle | noun | She used a saddle to ride the horse. | leather seat |
| sadness | noun | It's with sadness I announce his death. | sorrow |
| safe | adj. | It is a safe place to play. | harmless |
| adj. | You will be safe here. | secure | |
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