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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 26
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| jurisdiction | noun | That island was not under their jurisdiction. | authority or control |
| keel | noun | The keel needed to be scraped and cleaned. | structural member of the ship |
| verb | The old lady keeled over when struck. | collapsed | |
| kennel | noun | We bought a kennel for our dog. | shelter for dog |
| kernel | noun | The kernels of corn had excellent quality to them | a grain or seed |
| kindred | noun | All of those people are my kindred. | related persons |
| knell | verb | The bells knelled for the fallen leader. | to ring slowly and solemnly |
| noun | It became the death knell. | signal of disaster | |
| laden | verb | They ladened him with many problems. | weighted with heavy load |
| adj. | She was laden with grief. | oppressed. burdened | |
| lament | verb | He lamented his great loss in the storm. | expressed grief, mourned |
| noun | The old ladies lament could be heard the whole night. | expressions of grief | |
| lance | noun | He trusted the lance deep into his enemy's side. | long spear |
| verb | The doctor will lance the man's boil. | cut into | |
| lapse | verb | His insurance will lapse because he did not pay the fee. | come to an end |
| noun | It was a lapse of memory on his part. | temporary failure, disruption | |
| lard | noun | Lard is not a healthy thing for people to eat. | white solid fat of a hog |
| larva | noun | Many larva could be seen on the dead body. | wormlike form of insects |
| lass | noun | She was a sweet and pretty lass. | a girl or young woman |
| latch | verb | Be sure to latch the gate when you leave. | close or fasten |
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