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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 19
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| fray | noun | My friends and I got into the fray. | a scuffle, brawl |
| verb | His coat had frayed when he worked hard, | became worn, tattered | |
| freckle | noun | The young girl had freckles on her face. | small brownish spots |
| frenzy | noun | The students were in a state of frenzy. | wild excitement, agitated |
| fringe | noun | We stood on the fringe of the huge crowd. | outside edge |
| fugitive | noun | The arrested a danerous fugitive. | one who flees |
| fumble | verb | She fumbled in her perse for her keys. | handle awkwardly |
| fume | verb | He will fume after the criticism. | show resentment |
| furrow | verb | His forehead furrowed when he spoke. | deep wrinkles |
| futile | noun | It is futle to try to make them change. | having no useful result |
| gait | noun | They men marched at a steady gait, | manner of proceeding |
| gall | noun | It takes lots of gall for him to say that. | bitterness of feeling, rancor |
| gangster | noun | He was nothing but a simple gangster. | crimminal or racketeer |
| gape | verb | We gaped at the rediculous perfromance. | stare in wonder with mouth open |
| garland | noun | They placed a garland on the winner. | a wreath of flowers or leaves |
| garnish | verb | They garnished the roast wirh parsley and lemons. | decorated |
| garret | noun | The old man leved in a small garret. | room on top floor of a house |
| garrison | noun | The entire garrison attended the parade. | a military post |
| gauze | noun | The nurse placed gauze on the soldier's wound. | thin surgical dressing |
| gelatin | noun | My friend made a dessert from some gelatin. | a jelly type |
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