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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 68 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| description | noun | The description was vivid and real. | depiction |
| desert | noun | They crossed the desert on horseback. | arid region |
| verb | He deserted his friends quickly. | forsake | |
| deserve | verb | She deserves a reward for her work. | merits |
| design | noun | The house design was very livable. | plan |
| verb | I will design a cover for the book. | draw | |
| noun | I have no designs to take your job. | intentions | |
| desirable | adj. | It is a desirable position to have. | pleasing |
| desire | noun | My desire is to treat all fairly. | wish |
| verb | People desire freedom. | want | |
| desk | noun | She was working at her desk. | table |
| desolate | adj. | It was a desolate place to live. | bleak |
| adj. | She was a desolate person. | forlorn | |
| despair | noun | She was filled with despair and fear. | gloom |
| verb | Don't despair because of the trouble. | lose hope | |
| desperate | adj. | He was a desperate criminal. | wretched |
| adj. | We made a desperate attempt to free. | bold | |
| despise | verb | They will despise you for that. | hate |
| despite | prep. | We will go despite the problems. | regardless of |
| dessert | noun | We will eat pie for dessert. | pie, cake, etc. |
| destination | noun | Our destination is New York. | target |
| destine | verb | The plan is destined to fail. | preordained |
| destiny | noun | Success is my personal destiny. | fate |
| destroy | verb | We shall destroy the enemy. | crush |
| verb | The car was destroyed by an accident. | demolished | |
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