| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 142 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| direct | adj. | I would like a direct answer. | blunt |
| verb | I will direct them to start now. | command | |
| verb | I'll direct them how to get to town. | guide | |
| direction | noun | That is not the right direction. | bearing |
| noun | He needs a lot of direction. | guidance | |
| directly | adv. | I will be with you directly. | promptly |
| adv. | You may speak directly to her. | personally | |
| director | noun | Our director is a fair man. | leader |
| dirt | noun | There was dirt on the boy's clothes. | earth |
| dirty | adj. | It was a dirty room where we stayed. | messy |
| disable | noun | The car was disabled by the crash. | damaged |
| disadvantage | noun | The disadvantage is not being there. | drawback |