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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 275 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| stamp | noun | The document is invalid without a stamp. | impression |
| verb | He stamped his feet in impatience. | tamped | |
| stand | verb | Where do you stand in this matter? | position |
| verb | How can you stand this nonsense? | endure | |
| verb | Stand over there and wait. | get up | |
| noun | We shall take a stand in this trouble. | position | |
| standard | noun | Here's the standard pay everyone gets. | usual |
| star | noun | Many stars were out that clear night. | nebulas |
| noun | She was a star of the movies. | celebrity | |
| stare | verb | You must not stare at her. | gape |
| start | verb | We shall start the new project soon. | begin |
| verb | We need to start the engine now. | activate | |
| verb | We shall start a new company. | inaugurate | |
| noun | The noise gave us a start. | scare | |
| noun | The start of the race will be soon. | beginning | |
| noun | The start of our company was unique. | origin | |
| startle | verb | Be careful not to startle the birds. | frighten |
| starve | verb | During a famine many will starve. | hunger |
| state | noun | The state must be sovereign. | nation |
| noun | He is in a bad state of mind. | mood | |
| verb | Please state your business. | explain | |
| statement | noun | He read a statement to the press. | announcement |
| noun | We got a statement of our account. | invoice | |
| statesman | noun | America has had many good statesmen. | political leaders |
| station | noun | We listened to the radio station. | transmitter |
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