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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 264 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| slender | adj. | She was a slender young lady. | thin |
| adj. | You have a slender chance of success. | slight | |
| slice | noun | He cut the melon and gave us a slice. | piece |
| slide | noun | The truck was stopped after a slide. | skid |
| verb | We will slide into a ditch on the ice. | slip | |
| noun | The slide blocked the road. | landslide | |
| slight | adj. | He had only a slight chance of success. | meager |
| adj. | She made a slight miscalculation. | insignificant | |
| slim | adj. | His chances are slim. | remote |
| adj. | She had a slim figure. | svelte | |
| slip | verb | She slipped on the ice. | stumbled |
| verb | She slipped out of class. | sneaked | |
| noun | It was a slip of the tongue. | blunder | |
| slipper | noun | She was wearing her slippers. | light low shoes |
| slit | verb | There was a slit in the cloth. | tear |
| verb | He slit the coat to remove it. | cut | |
| slogan | noun | The students chanted slogans. | mottos |
| slope | noun | The slope was very steep. | grade |
| noun | We pushed the cart up the slope. | ramp | |
| verb | It sloped down to the sea. | inclined | |
| slow | adj. | She was a slow worker. | sluggish |
| verb | Slow down or you will crash. | decelerate | |
| verb | We must slow the progress. | curb | |
| slum | noun | The slums of India are appalling. | ghettos |
| slumber | noun | Our slumber was disturbed by noise. | sleep |
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