| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 153 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| down | prep. | We rode down the river. | with current |
| adj. | It was a down elevator. | higher to lower | |
| dozen | noun | We need a dozen or more. | twelve |
| adj. | Buy a dozen eggs. | twelve | |
| draft | noun | My office has a draft of cold air. | breeze |
| verb | You should draft your speech. | write out | |
| drag | verb | Try to drag the log over here. | haul |
| dragon | noun | Dragons are myths from the old days. | monsters |
| drain | noun | The water flowed down the drain. | pipe |
| verb | Please drain the water on the floor. | flow away | |
| drama | noun | We watched a moving drama on TV. | play |
| dramatic | adj. | It was a dramatic display of acting. | spectacular |
| noun | The dramatics were very good. | acting | |