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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 4
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| barbarian | noun | Barbarians overran the city of Rome. | primitive civilization people |
| basement | noun | Our basement is always quite cool. | below ground level room |
| bass | noun | We managed to catch several bass. | type of fish |
| noun | My son plays bass in an orchestra. | musical instrument | |
| battalion | noun | My battalion fought in World War II. | large army unit |
| bawl | verb | The boy would bawl when frightened. | cry |
| bayonet | noun | There was a bayonet on the end of the rifle. | knife on rifle |
| beckon | verb | He will beckon her to enter. | signal or summon |
| befall | verb | Night will befall before long. | come to pass |
| beguile | verb | She will beguile him with her smile | charm |
| beset | verb | We were beset by some hornets. | troubled, attacked |
| beverage | noun | A cool beverage would be welcome. | cool drink excluding water |
| bewitch | verb | The ladies began to bewitch the men. | cast a spell |
| bide | verb | We must bide our time for now. | wait |
| billow | verb | The smoke billowed out of the chimney. | surged |
| bin | noun | We put the potatoes in a large bin. | container |
| bleach | verb | Girls often bleach their hair. | remove color |
| noun | We bought bleach at the store. | chemical agent | |
| bleak | noun | The profit potential became quite bleak. | gloomy, dreary |
| blight | noun | The blight had wilted the wheat stalks. | plant disease. |
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