5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 63

Word Type Used in a Sentence Synonym
dark adj. She had a dark look on her face. sullen
darling noun The little girl was a darling. sweetheart
dash noun He made a dash after his wife. run
verb Thank you but I must dash now. go
noun He put a dash between the two names. punctuation mark
date noun The date is December 3, 1987. calendar time
verb My date is a pretty young girl. companion
verb We dated for a year before marriage. courted
daughter noun Her daughter was 12 years old. female offspring
dawn noun The dawn on Mt. Emei is beautiful. sunrise
verb It dawned on him what the answer was. occurred
day noun The day was a bright sunny clear one. dawn to dusk
noun It will take one day to finish. 24 hours
daylight noun The daylight is best for working. dawn to dusk
dazzle verb He'll dazzle you with his knowledge. amaze
dead adj. There was a dead man on the street. deceased
deadly adj. He has a deadly disease. fatal
deaf adj. He was deaf to all our pleas. heedless
adj. A deaf man can not hear sounds. can't hear
deafen verb Loud music will deafen anyone. destroy hearing
deal verb We will deal the cards and play. distribute
verb He gave us a very good deal. bargain
verb You must deal fairly with customers. treat
dean noun He was the dean of the college. director
dear adj. She was a dear friend to all of us. beloved