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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 17 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| exempt | verb | He exempted the man from paying the fine. | free from obligation |
| noun | Those cars are exempt from needing a permit. | not required | |
| expedient | noun | It was only an expedient solution. | contrived to meet an urgent need |
| exquisite | adj. | We saw a most exquisite sunset. | of great beauty so as to arouse delight |
| extinct | adj. | Dinosaurs are considered extinct. | no longer any living |
| extinguish | verb | They tried to extinguish the flames, | put out a fire |
| falcon | noun | They used to hunt using a falcon. | a bird of prey |
| falter | verb | When you begin do not falter. | waver, hesitate |
| fathom | noun | The depth there was about three fathoms. | 6 feet (marine depths) |
| verb | I cannot fathom her response to this. | understand, comprehend | |
| feign | verb | He feigned sleep when we looked at him. | give false appearance |
| fervor | noun | He did his job with great fervor. | intensity of emotion |
| fetter | verb | We shall fetter the horses at night. | to shackle feet |
| verb | We need to fetter her enthusiasm. | restrain, hamper | |
| feudal | adj. | It was a feudal society in 1600 England. | system based on serfs and lords |
| feverish | adj. | They made a feverish attempt to fool us. | intense activity |
| fickle | adj. | Fate can be a fickle master. | changeable, capricious |
| fiddle | noun | He played the fiddle at the dance. | violin |
| verb | Th fiddled with the car to make it run. | work aimlessly fruitlessly | |
| fidelity | noun | He treasure fidelity above other things. | faithfulness, obligations |
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