| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 148 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| 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 |