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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 77 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| down | prep. | We rode down the river. | with current |
| adj. | It was a down elevator. | higher to lower | |
| dozen | noun | We need a dozen or more. | twelve |
| adj. | Buy a dozen eggs. | twelve | |
| draft | noun | My office has a draft of cold air. | breeze |
| verb | You should draft your speech. | write out | |
| drag | verb | Try to drag the log over here. | haul |
| dragon | noun | Dragons are myths from the old days. | monsters |
| drain | noun | The water flowed down the drain. | pipe |
| verb | Please drain the water on the floor. | flow away | |
| drama | noun | We watched a moving drama on TV. | play |
| dramatic | adj. | It was a dramatic display of acting. | spectacular |
| noun | The dramatics were very good. | acting | |
| drastic | adj. | We must take drastic measures. | extreme |
| adj. | The effects were drastic. | dreadful | |
| draw | verb | She will draw a picture for you. | sketch |
| verb | He will draw the enemy fire. | provoke | |
| verb | The horse will draw a cart of logs. | pull | |
| verb | Your money will draw interest. | earn | |
| verb | He will draw his gun if you do that. | take out | |
| noun | The game ended in a draw. | tie | |
| drawer | noun | The pencil was in the desk drawer. | part of desk |
| drawing | noun | The drawing of my wife was good. | sketch |
| dread | verb | We dread going there because of her. | fear |
| noun | The air was filled with dread. | apprehension | |
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