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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| destitute | adj | The old lady was alone and destitute. | lacking resources |
| detest | verb | I detest that kind of language, | dislike intensely |
| dice | noun | Some people like to plays games with dice. | cube with numbers on it |
| verb | Dice the vegetables before cooking. | cut into small cubes | |
| diffuse | verb | Spread them out and diffuse the evidence. | scatter |
| din | noun | I could not hear her over the surrounding din. | jumble of loud discordant sounds |
| dingy | adj. | The whole room seems to be quite dingy. | shabby, drab or squalid |
| disarmament | noun | The problem of disarmament became important. | abolition of weapons |
| discern | verb | I could discern a need for a solution. | recognize or comprehend |
| disciple | noun | He was a confirmed disciple of Ghandi. | embraces teaching of another |
| discord | noun | He tried to spread disorder among us. | tension or strife |
| discretion | noun | Please use your discretion about this matter | caution, common sense |
| disdain | verb | I disdain the use of force in this matter. | reject, despise |
| noun | He treated her ideas with great disdain. | regard with contempt | |
| disk | noun | The moon's disk was reflected on the water. | a flat, circular object |
| dispense | verb | The nurse began to dispense the medicine. | distribute, give out |
| distinctive | adj. | I recognized the distinctive shape, | serving to identify |
| distort | verb | He tried to distort my meaning. | false or misleading |
| divert | verb | He will divert the attention to another person. | to distract, turn aside |
| dividend | noun | The money was an dividend. | unexpected gain or advantage |
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