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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 279 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| stout | adj. | He was a very stout man. | portly |
| adj. | He was a stout young man. | sturdy | |
| stove | noun | She cooked dinner on a gas stove. | cooking device |
| straight | adj. | It was a straight road. | no bends |
| adv. | She went straight home. | directly | |
| adj. | I want a straight answer. | direct | |
| adj. | He was working for 12 straight hours. | no breaks | |
| straightforward | adj. | I want a straightforward answer. | honest |
| strain | noun | It is a strain to work that many hours. | struggle |
| noun | The strain on his nerves was too much. | anxiety | |
| noun | We heard a familiar strain on the radio. | melody | |
| verb | We strained to meet the deadline. | struggled | |
| verb | She strained her back lifting. | injured | |
| straits | noun | We were in desperate straits. | distress |
| strange | adj. | It was a strange day. | unusual |
| adj. | He was living in a strange land. | foreign | |
| adj. | He was acting strange. | weird | |
| stranger | noun | A stranger asked to see you. | newcomer |
| strap | noun | The suitcase was closed with a strap. | band |
| verb | He strapped the boy for disobedience. | whipped | |
| strategy | noun | Strategy won the war for Mao. | tactics |
| straw | noun | Straw is often used animal bedding. | grain stalks |
| straw | noun | She drank her soda with a straw. | tube |
| strawberry | noun | Strawberries are good to eat. | type of berry |
| stray | verb | Do not stray from the path. | wander |
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