5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 70

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
diagram noun The diagram showed how to do fix it. drawing
dial noun There were two dials on the radio. knobs
verb Dial the police telephone number. call
dialect noun In China there are many dialects. languages
dialogue noun We had a pleasant dialogue together. talk
diameter noun The tree diameter was 3 meters. across a circle
diamond noun She wore a diamond on her finger. jewel
diary noun He kept a diary of each day's events. journal
dictate verb We will dictate exactly what we want. decree
dictation noun He gave dictation to the secretary. said aloud
dictator noun Hitler was an evil dictator. tyrant
dictionary noun He looked up words in a dictionary. lexicon
die noun You will die if you don't eat well. expire
diet noun His diet forbid him eating pork. fare
differ verb The plans differ in many ways. contrast
difference noun The difference is not so large. variation
noun We have had differences with them. disagreements
different adj. We will ride in different cars. separate
adj. We own different kinds of cars. unlike
difficult adj. These are difficult days ahead. troublesome
adj. That is a difficult way to do it. hard
difficulty noun The difficulty is getting to work. problem
dig verb You must dig for gold to find it. mine
digest verb Walking will help digest your food. absorb
noun We want a digest of the experiment. summary