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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 12 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| controversy | noun | The controversy came about the name. | dispute between side |
| corporal | noun | He served as a corporal in the army. | low rank in the military |
| adj. | They administered corporal punishment. | infliction of pain to change behavior | |
| cot | noun | In the war we slept on a cot. | narrow bed of canvas and frame |
| counselor | noun | He conferred with his counselor about college. | an adviser |
| noun | He hired a counselor to help defend him. | trial lawyer | |
| counterfeit | adj | They would create a counterfeit painting. | make copies to defraud |
| noun | The bill was only a counterfeit. | fraudulent imitation | |
| covenant | noun | The covenant covered the joining of the two companies. | binding agreement |
| covet | verb | They coveted his new car. | wished for longingly |
| cozy | adj. | They lived in a rather cozy cottage. | comfortable and warm |
| crag | noun | They climbed up to the crag. | projecting mass of rock |
| cram | verb | She would cram all her belonging into her suitcase. | force into small space |
| verb | She spent all night to cram for the test. | hasty study | |
| cramp | verb | She felt a severe cramp in her leg. | muscle spasm causing pain |
| crate | noun | The machinery came shipped in a crate. | slatted wooden case |
| crib | noun | The child slept quietly in her crib. | bed with high sides |
| verb | Unfortunately he would crib ideas from others. | steal answers, solutions | |
| crusade | noun | He went on a crusade for the truth. | movement for a cause |
| verb | He crusaded for a change in the law. | movement against an abuse | |
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