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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 71 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| digital | noun | He owned a digital watch. | only numbers |
| dignity | noun | She walked with great dignity. | bearing |
| diligent | adj. | She was a diligent worker. | hard working |
| dim | adj. | We had to do our work in dim light. | faint |
| dimension | noun | The dimension of the table is 6 by 3. | size |
| diminish | verb | The supply of sugar will diminish. | decrease |
| dine | verb | Please dine with us at nine o'clock. | eat |
| dinner | noun | They had dinner at the hotel. | supper |
| dip | noun | There is a dip in the coffee price. | drop |
| verb | We dipped our bread in the milk. | dunked | |
| diploma | noun | We received our diplomas at the end. | certificate |
| diplomatic | adj. | He worked in the diplomatic service. | political |
| adj. | He was diplomatic in his refusal. | polite | |
| direct | adj. | I would like a direct answer. | blunt |
| verb | I will direct them to start now. | command | |
| verb | I'll direct them how to get to town. | guide | |
| direction | noun | That is not the right direction. | bearing |
| noun | He needs a lot of direction. | guidance | |
| directly | adv. | I will be with you directly. | promptly |
| adv. | You may speak directly to her. | personally | |
| director | noun | Our director is a fair man. | leader |
| dirt | noun | There was dirt on the boy's clothes. | earth |
| dirty | adj. | It was a dirty room where we stayed. | messy |
| disable | noun | The car was disabled by the crash. | damaged |
| disadvantage | noun | The disadvantage is not being there. | drawback |
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