| 1 | dam | n. | a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water |
| 2 | damage | v. | to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to things |
| 3 | dance | v. | to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music |
| 4 | danger | n. | a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss |
| 5 | dark | ad. | having little or no light ("The room was dark.") |
| 6 | date | n. | an expression of time; a day, month and year |
| 7 | daughter | n. | a person's female child |
| 8 | day | n. | twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight |
| 9 | dead | ad. | not living |
| 10 | deaf | ad. | not able to hear |
| 11 | deal | v. | to have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.") |
| 12 | debate | v. | to argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or argument |
| 13 | debt | n. | something that is owed; the condition of owing |
| 14 | decide | v. | to choose; to settle; to judge |
| 15 | declare | v. | to say; to make a statement |
| 16 | decrease | v. | to make less in size or amount |
| 17 | deep | ad. | going far down; a long way from top to bottom |
| 18 | defeat | v. | to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost |
| 19 | defend | v. | to guard or fight against attack; to protect |
| 20 | deficit | n. | a shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports |
| 21 | define | v. | to give the meaning of; to explain |
| 22 | degree | n. | a measure of temperature |
| 23 | delay | v. | to decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late |
| 24 | delegate | n. | one sent to act for another; one who represents another |
| 25 | demand | v. | to ask by ordering; to ask with force |
| 26 | democracy | n. | the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions |
| 27 | demonstrate | v. | to make a public show of opinions or feelings ("The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights."); to explain by using examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.") |
| 28 | denounce | v. | to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely |
| 29 | deny | v. | to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request |
| 30 | depend | v. | to need help and support |
| 31 | deplore | v. | to regret strongly; to express sadness |
| 32 | deploy | v. | to move forces or weapons into positions for action |
| 33 | depression | n. | severe unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs |
| 34 | describe | v. | to give a word picture of something; to give details of something |
| 35 | desert | n. | a dry area of land |
| 36 | design | v. | to plan or create plans for |
| 37 | desire | v. | to want very much; to wish for |
| 38 | destroy | v. | to break into pieces; to end the existence of |
| 39 | detail | n. | a small part of something; a small piece of information |
| 40 | detain | v. | to keep or hold (“The police detained several suspects for questioning.”) |
| 41 | develop | v. | to grow; to create; to experience progress |
| 42 | device | n. | a piece of equipment made for a special purpose |
| 43 | dictator | n. | a ruler with complete power |
| 44 | die | v. | to become dead; to stop living; to end |
| 45 | diet | n. | usual daily food and drink |
| 46 | different | ad. | not the same |
| 47 | difficult | ad. | not easy; hard to do, make or carry out |
| 48 | dig | v. | to make a hole in the ground |
| 49 | dinner | n. | the main amount of food eaten at a usual time ("The family had its dinner at noon."); a special event that includes food ("The official dinner took place at the White House.") |
| 50 | diplomat | n. | a person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government |
| 51 | direct | v. | to lead; to aim or show the way ("He directed me to the theater."); ad. straight to something; not through some other person or thing ("The path is direct.") |
| 52 | direction | n. | the way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to |
| 53 | dirt | n. | earth or soil |
| 54 | disappear | v. | to become unseen; to no longer exist |
| 55 | disarm | v. | to take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device |
| 56 | disaster | n. | an event causing widespread destruction or loss of life, such as an earthquake or plane crash |
| 57 | discover | v. | to find or learn something |
| 58 | discrimination | n. | unfair treatment or consideration based on opinions about a whole group instead of on the qualities of an individual. (“He was accused of discrimination against people from other countries.”) |
| 59 | discuss | v. | to talk about; to exchange ideas |
| 60 | disease | n. | a sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria |
| 61 | dismiss | v. | to send away; to refuse to consider |
| 62 | dispute | v. | to oppose strongly by argument; n. an angry debate |
| 63 | dissident | n. | a person who strongly disagrees with his or her government |
| 64 | distance | n. | the amount of space between two places or objects ("The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.") |
| 65 | dive | v. | to jump into water head first |
| 66 | divide | v. | to separate into two or more parts |
| 67 | do | v. | to act; to make an effort |
| 68 | doctor | n. | a person trained in medicine to treat sick people |
| 69 | document | n. | an official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something |
| 70 | dog | n. | a small animal that often lives with humans |
| 71 | dollar | n. | United States money, one hundred cents |
| 72 | donate | v. | to present something as a gift to an organization, country or cause. (“She donated money to the Red Cross to help survivors of the earthquake.”) |
| 73 | door | n. | an opening for entering or leaving a building or room |
| 74 | double | v. | to increase two times as much in size, strength or number |
| 75 | down | ad. | from higher to lower; in a low place |
| 76 | dream | v. | to have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; n. a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future |
| 77 | drink | v. | to take liquid into the body through the mouth |
| 78 | drive | v. | to control a moving vehicle |
| 79 | drop | v. | to fall or let fall; to go lower |
| 80 | drown | v. | to die under water |
| 81 | drug | n. | anything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind |
| 82 | dry | ad. | not wet; without rain |
| 83 | during | ad. | through the whole time; while (something is happening) |
| 84 | dust | n. | pieces of matter so small that they can float in the air |
| 85 | duty | n. | one's job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just |