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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 254 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| severe | adj. | He had a severe heart attack. | critical |
| adj. | He is a severe taskmaster. | harsh | |
| adj. | There was a severe storm. | violent | |
| sew | verb | She can sew a coat for you. | stitch |
| sex | noun | Indicate your sex on the form. | gender |
| shabby | adj. | She wore a shabby dress. | tattered |
| shade | noun | We sat in the shade resting. | shadows |
| verb | We need to shade the sick man. | screen | |
| noun | I want a different shade of blue. | hue | |
| noun | We put a sun shade on the house. | awning | |
| shadow | noun | He stood in the shadows. | shade |
| verb | We shadowed him for several miles. | followed | |
| shady | adj. | It was a shady day. | dark |
| adj. | He was involved in a shady deal. | dishonest | |
| shaft | noun | The shaft was turning slowly. | power train |
| noun | The mine shaft was deserted. | cavity | |
| shake | verb | We will shake his hand. | clasp |
| verb | He did shake his fist at us. | brandish | |
| verb | We could not shake his determination. | elude | |
| shall | verb | I shall be 30 tomorrow. | simple futurity |
| verb | He shall answer for that. | shows resolve | |
| shallow | adj. | It was buried in a shallow hole. | not deep |
| adj. | It was a shallow promise. | frivolous | |
| noun | We swam in the shallows. | part not deep | |
| sham | noun | The attempt at honesty was a sham. | fraudulent |
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