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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 302 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| toss | verb | She tossed in her sleep. | wriggled |
| total | noun | The total is 1000. | sum |
| adj. | That is the total number. | inclusive | |
| adj. | That is total nonsense. | absolute | |
| adj. | It will be total war. | full-scale | |
| verb | Please total my bill. | figure | |
| touch | verb | She touched the fur coat and smiled. | fingered |
| verb | She was touched by his gift. | affected | |
| verb | The two curtains touched in the center. | met | |
| verb | Put in just a touch of salt. | dash | |
| noun | She liked the touch of fur. | feel | |
| noun | Keep in touch with us. | contact | |
| tough | adj. | She was a tough teacher. | demanding |
| adj. | It was a tough climb. | strenuous | |
| adj. | We ate a tough steak. | leathery | |
| adj. | It was a tough crowd. | difficult | |
| tour | noun | We'll take a tour of the city. | excursion |
| noun | It was his second tour of duty. | turn | |
| verb | We will tour the museum. | sightsee | |
| tourist | noun | Many tourists come to see Paris. | sightseers |
| tow | verb | The truck can tow the car into town. | pull |
| toward | prep. | We were driving toward home. | in direction of |
| prep. | He had his back toward me. | position facing | |
| prep. | It began raining toward morning. | before in time of | |
| prep. | She gave him $5 towards the bill. | in fulfillment of | |
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