| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 137 | |||
| 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 | |