| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 129 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| decline | noun | His decline was fast and serious. | downfall |
| decorate | verb | We decorate the house for Christmas. | beautify |
| decrease | noun | The decrease in prices was small. | reduction |
| verb | We'll decrease the number of workers. | lessen | |
| decree | noun | The leader decreed the work to stop. | ordered |
| dedicate | verb | I dedicate this memorial to you. | in your name |
| deed | noun | The deed to the house is here. | title |
| noun | He did a good deed for his friend. | kind help | |
| deep | adj. | We got our water from a deep well. | far down |
| adv. | He was deep in thought. | engrossed | |
| deepen | noun | We must deepen the hole. | farther down |
| deer | noun | They shot a deer for meat. | type animal |