English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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directto lead; to aim or show the way ("He directed me to the theater."); ad. straight to something; not through some other person or thing ("The path is direct.") | |
directionthe way (east, west, north, south); where someone or something came from or went to | |
dirtearth or soil | |
disnot (dishonest, disobey) | |
disappearto become unseen; to no longer exist | |
disarmto take away weapons; to no longer keep weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its exploding device | |
discoverto find or learn something | |
discussto talk about; to exchange ideas | |
diseasea sickness in living things, often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria | |
dismissto send away; to refuse to consider | |