| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 156 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| drip | verb | The faucet dripped continually. | leaked |
| noun | The noise of the drip was annoying. | splash | |
| drive | verb | We shall drive to the city. | motor |
| verb | You can not drive men too far. | push | |
| noun | It was a long drive to town. | trip | |
| driver | noun | The driver was very careful. | motorist |
| drop | noun | The drop in altitude is 1000 meters. | descent |
| verb | Do not drop the machine. | let fall | |
| drought | noun | The drought was severe last year. | no rainfall |
| drown | verb | Because he couldn't swim he drowned. | suffocated |
| drug | noun | Drugs may help when you are sick. | medication |