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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 259 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shriek | noun | She gave a shriek and collapsed. | scream |
| shrill | adj. | She spoke in a shrill voice. | screeching |
| shrimp | noun | We often eat shrimp at the seashore. | marine crustacean |
| shrine | noun | It was a religious shrine. | temple |
| shrink | verb | The coat will shrink when it is washed. | reduce in size |
| verb | Do not shrink at your duty. | flinch | |
| shrub | noun | There was a shrub by the door. | bush |
| shrug | noun | He gave a shrug and walked away. | raised shoulder |
| verb | He shrugged off his injury. | minimized | |
| shut | verb | You must shut the door. | close |
| shy | adj. | She was a shy young girl. | timid |
| adj. | She is shy of fast talking salesmen. | distrustful | |
| sick | adj. | He was a sick man and stayed in bed. | ill |
| adj. | He was sick of eating cauliflower. | tired | |
| adj. | They had a sick economy. | feeble | |
| side | noun | One side of the house was green. | edge |
| noun | We have heard his side of the story. | opinion | |
| noun | His side was not in favor. | group | |
| noun | That is a side we have not considered. | aspect | |
| verb | He sided with the other group. | supported | |
| sideways | adv. | The crab walks sideways. | side to front |
| siege | noun | They laid siege to the city. | blockade |
| noun | We had a siege of malaria. | long period | |
| sift | verb | She sifted through the wreckage. | probed |
| sigh | noun | She gave a sigh and smiled. | exhaled breath |
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