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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 78 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| dreadful | adj. | That is a dreadful way of talking. | appalling |
| dream | noun | I had a dream last night. | sleep illusion |
| verb | I dream of the day when all are free. | visualize | |
| dress | noun | Her dress was made of silk. | gown |
| verb | The doctor will dress the wound. | bandage | |
| drift | verb | His attention drifted away at times. | wandered |
| noun | There is a drift away from thrift. | trend | |
| drill | noun | To make a hole we need a drill. | auger |
| noun | The students have an English drill. | exercise | |
| verb | We drilled each student on the test. | rehearsed | |
| verb | We will drill a tunnel into the hill. | bore | |
| drink | noun | A drink of water would be nice. | sip |
| verb | Do not drink the water without boiling. | sip | |
| noun | After that I need a drink. | alcohol | |
| drip | verb | The faucet dripped continually. | leaked |
| noun | The noise of the drip was annoying. | splash | |
| drive | verb | We shall drive to the city. | motor |
| verb | You can not drive men too far. | push | |
| noun | It was a long drive to town. | trip | |
| driver | noun | The driver was very careful. | motorist |
| drop | noun | The drop in altitude is 1000 meters. | descent |
| verb | Do not drop the machine. | let fall | |
| drought | noun | The drought was severe last year. | no rainfall |
| drown | verb | Because he couldn't swim he drowned. | suffocated |
| drug | noun | Drugs may help when you are sick. | medication |
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