6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 27 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
destitute | adj | The old lady was alone and destitute. | lacking resources |
detest | verb | I detest that kind of language, | dislike intensely |
dice | noun | Some people like to plays games with dice. | cube with numbers on it |
verb | Dice the vegetables before cooking. | cut into small cubes | |
diffuse | verb | Spread them out and diffuse the evidence. | scatter |
din | noun | I could not hear her over the surrounding din. | jumble of loud discordant sounds |
dingy | adj. | The whole room seems to be quite dingy. | shabby, drab or squalid |
disarmament | noun | The problem of disarmament became important. | abolition of weapons |
discern | verb | I could discern a need for a solution. | recognize or comprehend |
disciple | noun | He was a confirmed disciple of Gandhi. | embraces teaching of another |