English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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dama wall built across a river to hold back flowing water | |
damageto cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to things | |
danceto move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music | |
dangera strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss | |
darkhaving little or no light ("The room was dark.") | |
datean expression of time; a day, month and year | |
daughtera person's female child | |
daytwenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight | |
deadnot living | |
deafnot able to hear | |
dealto have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.") | |
debateto argue for or against something; n. a public discussion or argument | |
debtsomething that is owed; the condition of owing | |
decideto choose; to settle; to judge | |
declareto say; to make a statement | |
decreaseto make less in size or amount | |
deepgoing far down; a long way from top to bottom | |
defeatto cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a loss; the condition of having lost | |
defendto guard or fight against attack; to protect | |
deficita shortage that results when spending is greater than earnings, or imports are greater than exports | |
defineto give the meaning of; to explain | |
degreea measure of temperature | |
delayto decide to do something at a later time; to postpone; to cause to be late | |
delegateone sent to act for another; one who represents another | |
demandto ask by ordering; to ask with force | |
democracythe system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions | |
denounceto accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely | |
denseclose together; thick | |
denyto declare that something is not true; to refuse a request | |
dependto need help and support | |
deploreto regret strongly; to express sadness | |
deployto move forces or weapons into positions for action | |
depressionsevere unhappiness; a period of reduced business and economic activity during which many people lose their jobs | |
describeto give a word picture of something; to give details of something | |
deserta dry area of land | |
designto plan or create plans for | |
desireto want very much; to wish for | |
destroyto break into pieces; to end the existence of | |
detaila small part of something; a small piece of information | |
developto grow; to create; to experience progress | |
devicea piece of equipment made for a special purpose | |
dictatora ruler with complete power | |
dieto become dead; to stop living; to end | |
dietusual daily food and drink | |
differentnot the same | |
difficultnot easy; hard to do, make or carry out | |
digto make a hole in the ground | |
dinnerthe main amount of food eaten at a usual time ("The family had its dinner at noon."); a special event that includes food ("The official dinner took place at the White House.") | |
diplomata person who represents his or her government in dealing with another government | |
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 | |
disputeto oppose strongly by argument; n. an angry debate | |
dissidenta person who strongly disagrees with his or her government | |
distancethe amount of space between two places or objects ("The distance from my house to your house is two kilometers.") | |
diveto jump into water head first | |
divideto separate into two or more parts | |
doto act; to make an effort | |
doctora person trained in medicine to treat sick people | |
documentan official piece of paper with facts written on it, used as proof or support of something | |
doga small animal that often lives with humans | |
dollarUnited States money, one hundred cents | |
dooran opening for entering or leaving a building or room | |
downfrom higher to lower; in a low place | |
dreamto have a picture or story in the mind during sleep; n. a picture or story in the mind during sleep; a happy idea about the future | |
drinkto take liquid into the body through the mouth | |
driveto control a moving vehicle | |
dropto fall or let fall; to go lower | |
drownto die under water | |
druganything used as a medicine or in making medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or to affect the mind | |
drynot wet; without rain | |
duringthrough the whole time; while (something is happening) | |
dustpieces of matter so small that they can float in the air | |
dutyone's job or responsibility; what one must do because it is right and just | |