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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 72 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| disagree | verb | I must disagree with your position. | differ |
| disappear | verb | The money disappeared when we left. | vanished |
| disappoint | verb | We do not want to disappoint her. | discourage |
| disaster | noun | It was a terrible disaster. | catastrophe |
| discern | verb | You must discern the difference. | understand |
| discharge | noun | The discharge was sewage. | emission |
| verb | You must discharge your duty well. | fulfill | |
| verb | He was discharged from the army. | released | |
| verb | The gun discharged when it fell. | fired | |
| discipline | noun | We must maintain some discipline. | order |
| verb | We'll discipline her for her actions. | punish | |
| disclose | verb | Do not disclose the amount of money. | reveal |
| discount | noun | We got a discount on the purchase. | markdown |
| verb | You should discount anything he says. | reject | |
| discourage | verb | That will discourage their efforts. | dampen |
| discourse | noun | He gave a discourse on composition. | lecture |
| discover | verb | You will discover how to study hard. | realize |
| verb | Columbus discovered America. | found | |
| discovery | noun | The discovery of America was in 1492. | finding |
| discuss | verb | You should discuss the matter now. | debate |
| discussion | noun | They had a good discussion. | talk |
| disease | noun | Cancer is often a fatal disease. | ailment |
| disgrace | noun | It is a disgrace to live that way. | scandal |
| verb | That will disgrace us if you do that. | shame | |
| disguise | noun | His disguise was perfect. | deception |
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