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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 291 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| tax | verb | We will tax cigarettes 20 cents a pack. | levy |
| verb | Working like that would tax anyone. | overwork | |
| noun | The tax on oil is too high. | tariff | |
| noun | The tax is set too high on my house. | assessment | |
| taxi | noun | The taxi cost $30 to ride into town. | cab |
| tea | noun | Tea is grown in Asia and Africa. | plants |
| noun | Tea is widely used in England and China. | beverage | |
| teach | verb | You are to teach Oral English. | instruct |
| teacher | noun | Teachers need a good deal of training. | instructors |
| teaching | noun | She enjoyed her job of teaching. | instruction |
| noun | The teachings of Jesus are in the Bible. | precepts | |
| team | noun | The team of horses pulled the wagon. | pair |
| noun | The team won many of the contests. | squad | |
| verb | They teamed up to defeat the enemy. | joined | |
| tear | noun | A tear ran down her cheek. | water from eye |
| verb | The paper will tear if you're careless. | rip | |
| tease | verb | He playfully teased her about it. | kidded |
| technical | adj. | We need a technical explanation. | precise |
| technician | noun | The technician repaired the machine. | expert |
| technique | noun | His technique was beyond reproach. | proficiency |
| noun | The technique he used was standard. | procedure | |
| tedious | adj. | It was hard and tedious work. | monotonous |
| teenager | noun | She was an impressionable teenager. | age 13 to 19 |
| telegram | noun | We sent a telegram to let her know. | telegraph message |
| telephone | noun | We use the telephone a lot. | talking device |
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