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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 74 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| dispose | verb | We are disposed to do it their way. | inclined |
| dispute | verb | We dispute their point of view. | challenge |
| noun | We took no sides in the dispute. | conflict | |
| disregard | verb | You should disregard his orders. | ignore |
| noun | My disregard for rules is well known. | contempt | |
| dissatisfy | verb | He was dissatisfied with conditions. | discontented |
| dissolve | verb | He dissolved the congress. | ended |
| verb | The sugar dissolved in the coffee. | liquefied | |
| distance | noun | The distance to Seattle is 500 miles. | span |
| verb | You must distance yourself from him. | separate | |
| distinct | adj. | There are distinct differences. | well defined |
| adj. | We have a distinct advantage. | explicit | |
| distinction | noun | He served the army with distinction. | greatness |
| noun | There is distinction between them. | contrast | |
| distinguish | verb | He can distinguish right from wrong. | determine |
| verb | He distinguished himself as a leader. | excelled | |
| distort | verb | He has distorted my point of view. | misrepresented |
| distract | verb | Do not be distracted by the noise. | diverted |
| verb | The movie will distract them. | occupy | |
| distress | noun | We found ourselves in distress. | trouble |
| noun | He went to a doctor due to distress. | pain | |
| verb | Doing that will distress her parents. | upset | |
| distribute | verb | Distribute the food to everyone. | issue |
| verb | The money was distributed evenly. | divided | |
| district | noun | This district grows a lot of rice. | area |
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