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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 258 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shortcut | noun | A shortcut will get you there sooner. | more direct route |
| shortly | adv. | I will be with you shortly. | quickly |
| shorthand | noun | She used shorthand to speed her writing. | symbols |
| shot | noun | We heard a shot and then a scream. | sharp noise |
| noun | We will give you a shot at the job. | chance | |
| should | verb | You should send her a note. | are obligated to |
| verb | They should arrive at noon. | are expected to | |
| verb | If he should go, then so would I. | shows contingency | |
| verb | I should think he would go. | moderate bluntness | |
| shoulder | noun | The shoulder of the road was muddy. | edge |
| verb | I shouldered my way through the crowd. | shoved | |
| shout | noun | We heard a shout and a scream. | yell |
| verb | She shouted at the bus conductor. | hollered | |
| shove | verb | She shoved her way to the counter. | thrust |
| shovel | noun | He used a shovel to pick up the sand. | spade |
| verb | She shoveled up the spilled beans. | scooped | |
| show | noun | We went to a movie show. | program |
| verb | I showed her our house. | revealed to | |
| verb | Please show me how to cook that. | demonstrate | |
| verb | Show me where it says that. | prove | |
| shower | noun | We took a shower before breakfast. | shower bath |
| noun | We saw a meteor shower. | plethora | |
| noun | We were caught in a shower today. | rain | |
| verb | A blessing showered down on us. | heaped | |
| shrewd | adj. | She was a shrewd businesswoman. | clever |
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