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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 69 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| destroy | verb | Her career was destroyed by her lie. | ruined |
| destruction | noun | Destruction by the flood was great. | havoc |
| detach | verb | Detach the trailer from the car. | uncouple |
| detail | noun | The details I will leave to you. | technicalities |
| verb | I will detail the plans to them. | itemize | |
| noun | That detail can cause it to fail. | part | |
| detain | verb | The police detained him for an hour. | arrested |
| detect | verb | See if you can detect any problems. | discover |
| detective | noun | The police detective was careful. | investigator |
| determination | noun | She worked with great determination. | resolve |
| determine | verb | Determine if the plan will succeed. | conclude |
| verb | We determined to follow this plan. | resolved | |
| develop | verb | You must develop a way to do it. | produce |
| verb | Develop the idea into a solution. | enlarge | |
| verb | He developed a taste for tobacco. | acquired | |
| development | noun | The development of China is fast. | advancement |
| noun | Mankind's development took years. | evolution | |
| device | noun | It is a device to measure heat. | apparatus |
| noun | He used a device to swindle people. | trick | |
| devil | noun | There is a devil in all people. | demon |
| devise | verb | Devise a method to purify our water. | invent |
| devote | verb | I will devote my time to my work. | apply |
| devotion | noun | My devotion to duty won me an award. | commitment |
| devour | verb | The horses devoured the hay. | gulped |
| dew | noun | The dew was on all of the plants. | water drops |
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