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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 297 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| thread | verb | We threaded our way through the crowd. | weaved |
| threat | noun | They are a threat to the country. | danger |
| threaten | verb | This threatens our very lives. | imperils |
| verb | They threaten us with guns. | menaced | |
| three | adj. | She had three sons. | 3 |
| thresh | verb | We shall thresh the grain today. | harvest |
| threshold | noun | We are on the threshold of space. | doorway |
| noun | She left her shoes on the threshold. | entrance way | |
| thrifty | adj. | He was a thrifty old man. | economical |
| thrill | noun | We experienced the thrill of victory. | excitement |
| thrive | verb | Those plants thrive on that soil. | flourish |
| throat | noun | She had a sore throat from talking. | gullet |
| throng | noun | They were a great throng. | crowd |
| verb | They thronged around her. | crowded | |
| through | prep. | She walked through the crowd. | among |
| adv. | We will see it through. | to the end | |
| adj. | It is a through street. | unobstructed | |
| prep. | We toured through China. | around | |
| throughout | prep. | People were nice throughout England. | everywhere in |
| throw | verb | Throw it on the bed. | toss |
| throw out | verb | Throw out those old bottles. | dispose of |
| thrust | noun | The rocket thrust was powerful. | push |
| verb | He thrust them into my hand. | pushed | |
| thumb | noun | His thumb was in his mouth. | first digit |
| thunder | noun | The lightening and thunder were scary. | loud noise |
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