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defence Their defence tactic was not working,
so the coach decided to change one
of the players.
defend It was very easy to find a lawyer to
defend you.
definition I don’t know the definition of this
word.
definite It was a definite victory on his side.
definitely I will definitely come to your wedding.
degree He has a Master of Arts degree from
New York University.
It’s ten degrees below zero.
delay There was a delay of ten minutes.
The plane was delayed because of
fog.
delete Did you delete the email?
delicate That is such delicate material.
You have to be careful.
delicious The meal was absolutely delicious.
delight For Mary it was a delight to see all
her grandchildren at her party.
deliver I am waiting for the postman to
deliver my parcel.
demand He demanded to speak to the
manager.
demonstrate Can you demonstrate how to work
the new kitchen appliance?
dent She managed to put a dent in my car.
dentist I had to go to the dentist’s yesterday.
deny He can’t deny you access to your
own house.
department He works in the sales department.
There’s a new department store in
town.
departure We waited for over an hour in the
departure lounge.
depend Well, it depends on the weather,
doesn’t it?
deposit The deposit for this room is £ 300.
depressed She has been depressed all winter.
describe Can you describe the picture?
description You can find a description of the
rooms on the hotel’s website.
desert The Gobi desert is the driest desert
in the world.
deserve You have proved to me that you
deserve your reward.
design I really like the modern design of this
building.
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designer My son wants to become a graphic
designer.
desire Her greatest desire is to have her
son come back for Christmas.
desk I’ve bought a new desk for my
computer.
desperate She was desperate to get the
medicine for her baby.
despite Despite all our warnings, she still
went to the haunted house.
dessert Would you like some fresh fruit for
dessert?
destroy The fire destroyed several houses in
our neighourhood.
detail Can you give me some more details,
please?
detect Did you detect the problems with his
translation?
determine She is determined to find a new job
quickly.
develop It takes time to develop a relationship
of trust with your customers.
development The development of new products
costs a lot of money.
device This is a very useful device.
devil I can’t believe it! The poor devil has
lost his car keys again.
diagram Can you explain the diagram to me?
dial Can you dial her number for me?
dialect Cockney is a dialect of English.
diamond I got a diamond ring when I got
engaged.
diary This year I have decided to keep a
diary.
dice Just roll the dice.
dictate I am going to dictate the letter.
It should be quicker.
dictionary I had to look up a couple of words in
the dictionary.
die Luckily, nobody died in the accident.
diet It’s important to eat a healthy diet
and get some exercise.
difference What’s the difference between the
two?
different Her work is very different from mine.
difficult I’m sure you can do the job. It’s not
difficult.
dig The neigbour’s dog likes to dig holes
in my garden.
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