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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 65 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| decline | noun | His decline was fast and serious. | downfall |
| decorate | verb | We decorate the house for Christmas. | beautify |
| decrease | noun | The decrease in prices was small. | reduction |
| verb | We'll decrease the number of workers. | lessen | |
| decree | noun | The leader decreed the work to stop. | ordered |
| dedicate | verb | I dedicate this memorial to you. | in your name |
| deed | noun | The deed to the house is here. | title |
| noun | He did a good deed for his friend. | kind help | |
| deep | adj. | We got our water from a deep well. | far down |
| adv. | He was deep in thought. | engrossed | |
| deepen | noun | We must deepen the hole. | farther down |
| deer | noun | They shot a deer for meat. | type animal |
| defeat | noun | The defeat was hard to bear. | loss |
| verb | We shall defeat the enemy. | conquer | |
| defect | noun | This machine has a serious defect. | flaw |
| defense | noun | National defense is important. | protection |
| noun | We must keep up our defenses. | guard | |
| defend | verb | I shall defend my friend. | guard |
| verb | You must defend your ideas. | justify | |
| define | verb | Please define exactly what you mean. | specify |
| definite | adj. | I would like a definite answer. | specific |
| definition | noun | We want a definition of your terms. | explanation |
| defy | verb | You should not defy your leader. | disregard |
| degrade | verb | Doing that will degrade yourself. | shame |
| degree | noun | He received a degree in engineering. | certificate |
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