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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 316 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| venture | verb | We will not venture into that market. | risk going |
| verb | I will venture a guess. | attempt | |
| verb | noun | A verb shows action or state of being. | grammar term |
| verge | noun | They are on the verge of success. | brink |
| verify | verb | You must verify the results. | check |
| verse | noun | He wrote some beautiful verses. | poetry |
| verb | She was well versed in science. | skilled | |
| version | noun | We would like to hear your version. | account |
| noun | That's the sixth version of the rules. | rendition | |
| versus | prep. | It was us versus them. | against |
| vertical | adj. | It was a vertical descent. | steep |
| very | adv. | After the climb we were very tired. | extremely |
| adv. | It is the very best you can buy. | absolutely | |
| adv. | It was the very question she asked. | exactly | |
| adv. | It was in the very center of town. | precisely | |
| adv. | She was caught in the very act. | actual | |
| vessel | noun | We went out on a fishing vessel. | ship |
| noun | I need a vessel to carry water. | container | |
| noun | His blood vessel had collapsed. | vein | |
| vest | noun | For warmth he wore a vest. | sleeveless coat |
| veteran | noun | He was a veteran of the Korean War. | military man |
| veto | noun | The leader's veto was not popular. | rejection |
| vex | verb | Money problems will vex the company. | plague |
| via | prep. | We shall go to the U.S. via Mexico. | by way of |
| vice | noun | Her vice was gambling. | sin |
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