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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 314 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| utmost | adj. | We must use the utmost care with it. | greatest |
| noun | We worked them to the utmost. | limit | |
| utter | verb | He did not utter a sound. | speak |
| adj. | It is the utter truth. | absolute | |
| vacant | adj. | It was a vacant house. | empty |
| vacation | noun | We went on a two week vacation. | holiday |
| vaccinate | verb | We vaccinated them against measles. | inoculated |
| vacuum | adj. | I cleaned the rug with a vacuum cleaner. | sucks clean |
| noun | A vacuum exists in space. | emptiness | |
| vague | adj. | We had a vague description. | unclear |
| vain | noun | Our effort was in vain. | futility |
| adj. | We made a vain attempt to save them. | futile | |
| valid | adj. | He has a valid visa. | legitimate |
| adj. | He has a valid reason for his absence. | satisfactory | |
| valley | noun | The valley was a good farming area. | glen |
| valuable | adj. | She's a valuable addition to our staff. | worthwhile |
| noun | He reported he had lost his valuables. | money, ID etc. | |
| value | noun | That painting has no value. | worth |
| verb | We value her contributions. | esteem | |
| verb | It is valued at $10,000. | appraised | |
| valve | noun | This valve shuts off the water. | control device |
| van | noun | We rode to town in a van. | enclosed truck |
| vanish | verb | The money vanished from my desk. | disappeared |
| vanity | noun | Her vanity concealed her ability. | conceit |
| vapor | noun | The vapor from the gasoline exploded. | fumes |
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