| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 135 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| description | noun | The description was vivid and real. | depiction |
| desert | noun | They crossed the desert on horseback. | arid region |
| verb | He deserted his friends quickly. | forsake | |
| deserve | verb | She deserves a reward for her work. | merits |
| design | noun | The house design was very livable. | plan |
| verb | I will design a cover for the book. | draw | |
| noun | I have no designs to take your job. | intentions | |
| desirable | adj. | It is a desirable position to have. | pleasing |
| desire | noun | My desire is to treat all fairly. | wish |
| verb | People desire freedom. | want | |
| desk | noun | She was working at her desk. | table |
| desolate | adj. | It was a desolate place to live. | bleak |
| adj. | She was a desolate person. | forlorn | |