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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 66 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| degree | noun | The temperature went up 1 degree. | grade |
| delay | noun | The delay was about one hour. | wait |
| verb | That will delay us three days. | postpone | |
| delegate | noun | The delegates voted to adopt it. | representative |
| verb | We will delegate that job to her. | assign | |
| delegation | noun | The delegation voted not to go. | committee |
| deliberate | adj. | It was a deliberate attempt to lie. | intentional |
| delicate | adj. | It was a delicate machine. | fragile |
| adj. | This is a delicate matter to decide. | sensitive | |
| delicious | adj. | It was a delicious dinner we ate. | tasty |
| delight | noun | It was a delight to see the show. | pleasure |
| verb | I am delighted to see it. | happy | |
| deliver | verb | Lincoln delivered the slaves from slavery. | freed |
| verb | Please deliver these to the workers. | distribute | |
| verb | You must deliver results for success. | produce | |
| verb | The leader delivered a speech. | read | |
| delivery | noun | The delivery was made on Tuesday. | consignment |
| noun | In the speech the delivery was good. | intonation | |
| demand | noun | The demand for goods is higher. | requirement |
| verb | They demand that we stay here. | direct | |
| verb | This will demand your attention. | require | |
| democracy | noun | Democracy is a form of government. | rule by people |
| demonstrate | verb | You must demonstrate how to do that. | show |
| verb | We demonstrated against the law. | protested | |
| denial | noun | His denial was very firm. | refusal |
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