1-10 Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA

Sixth Level Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA
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Teaching vocabulary is an important link for teaching in a foreign language. The student's large or small amount of vocabulary and the level of mastery of the vocabulary will directly affect learning and improving their language skill such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, translating, etc.
There are several problems reflected from graduate students when they are learning English vocabulary.
1.   The amount of vocabulary is not enough.
2.   They lay particular stress on science and technology, or special subjects; yet neglect the common core of English vocabulary.
3.   Their way of understanding and thinking of the meaning of words is narrow. For instance, a common polyseme (words with various meanings): they often have only a one-sided view. The students only understand the English vocabulary which relates to their subject or to their individual culture and history. Beyond that category, they don't understand the meaning of words.
4.   Mechanical memorization causes them to be unable to draw inferences about cases from one instance.
5.   Their productive vocabulary is very poor. Besides these problems, they often make simple mistakes in using the words, spelling, collocation and similar wrong usage.
This is a list of the Sixth Level Words determined by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院) for scholars that need to go abroad for research or advanced studies in the USA. Words are listed in alphabetical sequence.

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
abdomen	noun	She had a pain in her abdomen.	stomach area
abide	verb	He will just abide his time.	wait patiently
	verb	They will abide in Italy soon.	dwell
	verb	We cannot abide her attitude.	tolerate
abolish	verb	We will abolish the merit system.	eliminate
abound	verb	Fish abound in the lake.	plentiful, flourish
abridge	verb	You should abridge the titles.	shorten
abrupt	adj.	They came to an abrupt stop.	sudden
absurd	adj.	His comment was absurd.	ridiculous
abuse	verb	Do not abuse your wife.	ill-treatment
	noun	We won't listen to his abuse.	insults
	verb	She abused her freedom.	misused
adjourn	verb	He adjourned the meeting	discontinued
admiral	noun	The officer was an admiral.	naval rank
adore	verb	I adore my baby daughter.	cherish
adorn	verb	I will adorn the tree with lights.	decorate
affirmative	adj.	He gave an affirmative answer.	approving
afflict	verb	She was afflicted with polio.	tormented
agony	noun	He was in agony.	pain
aisle	noun	The box blocked the aisle.	passageway

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
album	noun	He kept his photos in an album.	book with blank pages
alight	verb	The bird alighted on the branch.	land, set down
allege	verb	I allege they stole it.	claim
alley	noun	She drove down a dark alley.	backstreet
ally	noun	France was an ally.	partner
almighty	noun	The King's power was almighty.	absolute
almond	noun	The farmer raised almonds.	type of nut
alms	noun	They begged for alms.	money given to poor
ambassador	noun	We met the German Ambassador.	government representative
	noun	She was a goodwill ambassador.	represents an organization
amend	verb	We must amend the contract.	change
amid	prep.	They left amid the confusion.	in the middle of
amiss	adv.	The meeting went amiss.	incorrectly
ancestor	noun	The president was my ancestor.	forefather
anew	adv.	You must anew your membership.	once more, again
angel	noun	The angel had wings of white.	immortal spiritual being
	noun	The little girl was an angel.	innocent child
anguish	noun	They suffered anguish over the loss.	heartache
anniversary	noun	It was their 30th wedding anniversary.	annual occurrence of a date
Antarctic	noun	The Antarctic is a cold place.	south pole

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
ape	noun	We saw an ape in Africa.	wild animal
	verb	He aped his boss very well.	to mimic
apron	noun	The lady wore an apron while cooking.	a protective garment
arms	noun	He injured both his arms.	body part
	noun	They needed arms to protect themselves.	weapons
assail	verb	They were assailed by the enemy.	attacked
athlete	noun	Many athletes participate in the Olympics	sports people
attic	noun	Our attic is somewhat small.	building story just below roof
audible	adj.	The music was just audible.	sound can be heard
avenge	verb	We shall avenge her death.	punish in response
awe	noun	We stood in awe at seeing the canyon.	in wonder at scene
babble	verb	She will babble when confronted.	meaningless words
	noun	It was hard to hear with all the babble.	low murmuring sounds
ban	verb	If you do they will ban you from the area.	prevent entry
	noun	The ban to vote was put on all criminals.	order to prohibit
barbarous	adj.	Theirs was a barbarous act on the community.	uncivilized
bard	noun	Shakespeare was a famous English bard.	lyric poet
bashful	noun	The child was too bashful to come outside.	shy
batter	verb	In anger he will batter his car.	struck
	noun	The batter hit the ball for a home run.	baseball player with bat

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
batter	noun	She stirred the batter to make a cake.	semiliquid mixture
beak	noun	Some birds have long beaks and some small.	bird mandible
beet	noun	They will plant beets this spring.	red vegetable
behold	verb	Behold the wonderful scene and enjoy.	look at
bellow	verb	He would bellow out the commands to the troops.	shout
	noun	When she fell we heard her bellow.	loud noise
belly	noun	She had a sharp pain in her belly.	stomach
beseech	verb	I beseech you to be quiet now.	beg, ask
besiege	verb	They will besiege the walled city.	blockade
	verb	They were besieged to stop doing that.	nagged, hassled
birch	noun	The birch was often used to make canoes.	type of tree
	adj.	Birch bark had many uses for the Indians.	type of tree
blond (blonde)	noun	The blond seemed not to notice us.	lady with golden hair
	adj.	Blond hair is considered an asset.	golden
bob	verb	Many bird's heads bob when walking.	moving up and down
bonnet	noun	She wore a beautiful blue bonnet.	head covering
	noun	He checked under the bonnet for trouble.	hood of car (British term)
bracket	noun	The bracket held the shelf in place.	metal in shape of an L
	noun	Brackets are often used in mathematics.	2 X {3+2} equals 10
	verb	The shells bracketed the enemy position.	homed in on

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
bracelet	noun	She wore a gold bracelet.	jewelry around wrist
buffet	noun	They served us a wonderful buffet.	snack bar
	verb	The strong wind continued to buffet us.	batter
cab	noun	We took a cab to the airport.	taxi
	noun	He sat in the cab of the truck.	driver's compartment
canon	noun	That was a canon of her Church.	rule
casualty	noun	They became a casualty of war.	victim
caterpillar	noun	Some caterpillars turn into butterflies.	bug
cedar	noun	They sat under the cedar.	type of tree
	adj.	She bought a cedar chest.	wood from a cedar
celestial	adj.	We saw a celestial body.	heavenly
cemetery	noun	They buried the body in a cemetery.	graveyard
	adj.	They bought a cemetery plot.	in a graveyard
certify	verb	He must certify it as accurate.	attest
champagne	verb	We drank champagne to their health.	wine spirits
chant	verb	The chanted their demands constantly.	recited
	noun	We heard the chant in the distance.	melody
chap	noun	That chap is her brother.	man
	verb	The cold chapped her cheeks.	skin became rough
chapel	noun	They prayed in the chapel.	small worship center

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
chariot	noun	The ancient Romans used chariots.	horse drawn 2-wheeled vehicle
chaste	adj.	She was a chaste young lady.	virtuous
chat	verb	We shall chat about that tomorrow.	talk
	noun	We had a chat with her yesterday.	conversation
chime	verb	I heard the clock chime as I left.	ring
	noun	The clime of the bell told me it was late.	clang
chirp	verb	The bird let out a loud chirp.	peep
chisel	noun	He carved the wood with a chisel	tool
	verb	The salesman will chisel us if he can.	swindle
choir	noun	The choir sang Christmas songs.	singers
chronicle	noun	The chronicle listed all the events.	record
	verb	He chronicled the details of her trip.	put on record
clamor	verb	She clamored for justice.	insistent demand
	noun	At once there was a loud clamor.	commotion
clause	noun	That clause permitted us to do business.	paragraph
coax	verb	She will coax us to help her.	persuade
	noun	We used coax to the antenna.	high frequency cable
cocoa	noun	We drank some hot cocoa.	chocolate flavored drink
comet	noun	That night we observed a bright comet.	celestial body
comic	adj.	It became a comic situation.	funny

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
comic	noun	They had a comic for our entertainment.	comedian
comma	noun	Place a comma after a list of items, things or names.	punctuation mark (,)
competent	adj.	She was a competent Doctor.	qualified
complexion	noun	She possessed a most lovely complexion.	skin on face
conclusive	Adj.	We arrived at a conclusive decision.	decisive
concord	noun	We are in concord with the other company.	agreement
confederate	noun	She was his confederate in the crime.	accomplice
	noun	He was my confederate in the deal.	ally
confer	verb	We need to confer with her on this matter.	discuss
	verb	They will confer the title of Doctor on her.	award
conspicuous	adj.	He made a conspicuous error.	obvious
	adj.	It was a conspicuous accomplishment.	noteworthy
conspiracy	noun	There was a conspiracy to remove the leader.	plot
constable	noun	England uses constables to keep order.	peace officer
contemplate	verb	We need to contemplate about that matter.	think
	verb	They will contemplate on that decision.	consider
	verb	We will need to contemplate the situation.	examine
convent	noun	She lived in a convent.	a religious community
converse	verb	We need to converse that matter with them	talk
	adj.	I had a converse opinion.	opposite

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
converse	adj.	They listed them in converse order.	reverse
convict	noun	A convict lives in a prison cell.	prisoner
	verb	They shall convict her of the crime of murder.	find guilty
cookie	noun	The girl chewed on a cookie.	pastry
cop	noun	The cop arrested the thief.	police officer
coral	noun	The island was surrounded by coral.	marine rocklike growth
	Adj.	She wore a long coral dress.	moderate red color
cork	noun	He removed the cork from the wine bottle.	bottle stopper
	noun	The bulletin board was covered with cork.	bark of the cork oak
corps	noun	It was built by the Engineer Corps.	unit
corpse	noun	A corpse lay by the side of the road.	cadaver
costume	noun	She was attired in a elaborate costume.	apparel
countenance	noun	She had the countenance of a queen.	appearance
crave	verb	The boy will crave candy and sweets.	long for
creek	noun	A creek ran behind our house.	stream
crest	noun	We finally reached the crest of the mountain.	top
	noun	Their crest included an eagle clutching some arrows.	emblem
cricket	noun	We heard the chirp of some crickets.	insect
	noun	They played cricket yesterday.	British game
crimson	adj.	The king was covered in a crimson robe.	deep red color

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
crook	noun	The crook robbed us of our money.	criminal
	noun	We came to a crook in the road.	bend
crouch	verb	You must crouch to get inside the cave.	stoop
crumble	verb	The old temple walls had begun to crumble.	disintegrate
	verb	Her cookie crumbled when she ate it.	break into pieces
crutch	noun	He could only walk with a crutch.	support for walking
cub	noun	The lion had three cubs.	young animal
cuckoo	adj.	She bought a cuckoo clock.	type of clock
	noun	He was somewhat a cuckoo.	lacking sense
cuff	noun	His cuff was very stained.	bottom of a sleeve
	verb	He cuffed the man for his comment.	strike with the hand
cunning	adj.	It was a cunning solution.	crafty
	noun	She used cunning to achieve her success.	deception
	adj.	It was a cunning solution to the problem.	skillful
curb	noun	He sat on the curb waiting for us.	concrete border on road
	verb	You need to curb your anger.	restrain
daisy	noun	A single daisy had bloomed in the garden.	flower
damn	verb	That plan is damned to failure.	condemned
dart	noun	He threw the dart at the target.	pointed missile
	verb	Do not dart into the street without looking.	sudden movement

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Word	Type	Used in a Sentence	Synonym
data	noun	We need data to decide wisely.	information
deadline	noun	The deadline to apply is tomorrow.	time limit
dean	noun	She was appointed Dean of Women.	school officer
	noun	He was the dean of the editorial staff.	senior member
decease	noun	He will most likely decease from that accident.	die
decode	verb	We need to decode the cryptic message.	to convert into text
defensive	adj.	He took a defensive posture.	protective
defiance	noun	His defiance angered everyone.	opposing authority
delete	verb	Please delete that word in our contract.	remove
	adj	He hit the delete key and it was gone.	removal
den	noun	The lion cubs ran into the den.	animal lair
	noun	We can relax in our den.	family room
derive	verb	We derived that from her accent.	reasoned from
dike	noun	The dike prevented the river from flooding.	earth embankment
dime	noun	It will cost a dime a minute.	10 cents
diplomat	noun	She was a diplomat for her country.	politician
dismal	adj.	It was a dismal situation we faced.	gloomy
dodge	verb	He needed to dodge his landlord.	evade
	noun	The pretense was a dodge,	a diversion
dormitory	noun	She lived in the school dormitory.	housing