| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 154 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| 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 | |