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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| docile | adj. | She wished to ride on a docile horse. | yielding to direction or management |
| doctorate | noun | After eight years of study he received his doctorate. | degree or status of a doctor |
| dogma | noun | The dogmas of the past may not work today. | a principle or truth believed to be true |
| dolphin | noun | Dolphins are believed to be quite intelligent. | any of various marine mammals |
| domesticate | verb | Women try to domesticate their husbands. | to cause to feel comfortable at home |
| domineer | verb | He needs to domineer everyone he meets. | to rule over or control arrogantly |
| donation | noun | He made a generous donation for the poor. | the act of giving to a fund or cause |
| dope | noun | Dope is a terrible curse to mankind. | a narcotic, especially an addictive one |
| noun | Teenagers think all parents are dopes. | a person regarded as stupid | |
| dormant | adj. | Bears are dormant in the cold winters | condition of biological rest |