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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 257 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shipment | noun | The shipment of goods is expensive. | transport |
| shipwreck | noun | The old shipwreck was still visible. | derelict |
| shirt | noun | He wore a red shirt. | upper garment |
| shiver | noun | A shiver began as he got colder. | trembling |
| verb | She shivered in the cold snow. | trembled | |
| shock | noun | The loss of my child was a great shock. | blow |
| noun | He got a shock from the electric wires. | jolt | |
| verb | It shocked us to learn of her death. | astounded | |
| shoe | noun | One of her red shoes was missing. | foot wear |
| shoot | verb | They shoot murderers in some counties. | kill with gun |
| verb | He likes to shoot pool. | play | |
| verb | He likes to shoot game. | hunt | |
| shop | noun | We went to a candy shop. | store |
| noun | We went to a TV shop. | repair place | |
| verb | We often shop at that store. | patronize | |
| shore | noun | We walk along the shore in the evening. | beach |
| short | adj. | She rode a short horse. | stubby |
| adj. | He was a short man. | diminutive | |
| adj. | We had a short meeting. | brief | |
| adj. | The story was short and to the point. | concise | |
| adj. | She was short of funds. | wanting | |
| adj. | She was wearing blue shorts | short pants | |
| noun | He was wearing shorts under his pants. | underwear | |
| shortage | noun | There is a shortage of sugar. | deficiency |
| shortcoming | noun | Laziness is one of his shortcomings. | faults |
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