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Classroom
Today
Learn American
English vocabulary
beginning with
letter D |
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 American
English Vocabulary
Today in the classroom you are going to learn some
words you should know beginning with the letter D. |
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if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
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American English Vocabulary - Letter
D
The words on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, Special English Word Book.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a more detailed explanation of each word. |
- dam
- n. a wall built across a river to hold back
flowing water
- damage
- v. to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt
or injury, usually to things
- dance
- v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series
of steps, usually to music
- danger
- n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or
loss
- dark
- ad. having little or no light ("The room was
dark.")
- date
- n. an expression of time; a day, month and year
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daughter - n. a person's female child
- day
- n. twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight
- dead
- ad. not living
- deaf
- ad. not able to hear
- deal
- v. to have to do with ("The talks will deal with
the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her
company deals in plastic.")
- debate
- v. to argue for or against something; n. a public
discussion or argument
- debt
- n. something that is owed; the condition of owing
- decide
- v. to choose; to settle; to judge
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declare - v. to say; to make a statement
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decrease - v. to make less in size or amount
- deep
- ad. going far down; a long way from top to bottom
- defeat
- v. to cause to lose in a battle or struggle; n. a
loss; the condition of having lost
- defend
- v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect
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deficit - n. a shortage that results when
spending is greater than earnings, or imports are
greater than exports
- define
- v. to give the meaning of; to explain
- degree
- n. a measure of temperature
- delay
- v. to decide to do something at a later time; to
postpone; to cause to be late
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delegate - n. one sent to act for another;
one who represents another
- demand
- v. to ask by ordering; to ask with force
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democracy - n. the system of government in
which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make
other important decisions
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demonstrate - v. to make a public show of
opinions or feelings ("The crowd demonstrated in
support of human rights."); to explain by using
examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an
experiment.")
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denounce - v. to accuse of being wrong or
evil; to criticize severely
- deny
- v. to declare that something is not true; to
refuse a request
- depend
- v. to need help and support
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deplore - v. to regret strongly; to express
sadness
- deploy
- v. to move forces or weapons into positions for
action
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depression - n. severe unhappiness; a period
of reduced business and economic activity during
which many people lose their jobs
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describe - v. to give a word picture of
something; to give details of something
- desert
- n. a dry area of land
- design
- v. to plan or create plans for
- desire
- v. to want very much; to wish for
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destroy - v. to break into pieces; to end the
existence of
- detail
- n. a small part of something; a small piece of
information
- detain
- v. to keep or hold ("The police detained several
suspects for questioning.")
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develop - v. to grow; to create; to
experience progress
- device
- n. a piece of equipment made for a special purpose
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dictator - n. a ruler with complete power
- die
- v. to become dead; to stop living; to end
- diet
- n. usual daily food and drink
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different - ad. not the same
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difficult - ad. not easy; hard to do, make or
carry out
- dig
- v. to make a hole in the ground
- dinner
- n. the 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.")
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diplomat - n. a person who represents his or
her government in dealing with another government
- direct
- v. to 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.")
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direction - n. the way (east, west, north,
south); where someone or something came from or went
to
- dirt
- n. earth or soil
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disappear - v. to become unseen; to no longer
exist
- disarm
- v. to take away weapons; to no longer keep
weapons; to make a bomb harmless by removing its
exploding device
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disaster - n. an event causing widespread
destruction or loss of life, such as an earthquake
or plane crash
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discover - v. to find or learn something
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discrimination - n. unfair treatment or
consideration based on opinions about a whole group
instead of on the qualities of an individual. ("He
was accused of discrimination against people from
other countries.")
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discuss - v. to talk about; to exchange ideas
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disease - n. a sickness in living things,
often caused by viruses, germs or bacteria
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dismiss - v. to send away; to refuse to
consider
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dispute - v. to oppose strongly by argument;
n. an angry debate
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dissident - n. a person who strongly
disagrees with his or her government
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distance - n. the amount of space between two
places or objects ("The distance from my house to
your house is two kilometers.")
- dive
- v. to jump into water head first
- divide
- v. to separate into two or more parts
- do
- v. to act; to make an effort
- doctor
- n. a person trained in medicine to treat sick
people
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document - n. an official piece of paper with
facts written on it, used as proof or support of
something
- dog
- n. a small animal that often lives with humans
- dollar
- n. United States money, one hundred cents
- donate
- v. to present something as a gift to an
organization, country or cause. ("She donated money
to the Red Cross to help survivors of the
earthquake.")
- door
- n. an opening for entering or leaving a building
or room
- double
- v. to increase two times as much in size, strength
or number
- down
- ad. from higher to lower; in a low place
- dream
- v. to 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
- drink
- v. to take liquid into the body through the mouth
- drive
- v. to control a moving vehicle
- drop
- v. to fall or let fall; to go lower
- drown
- v. to die under water
- drug
- n. anything used as a medicine or in making
medicine; a chemical substance used to ease pain or
to affect the mind
- dry
- ad. not wet; without rain
- during
- ad. through the whole time; while (something is
happening)
- dust
- n. pieces of matter so small that they can float
in the air
- duty
- n. one's job or responsibility; what one must do
because it is right and just
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YOUR Teacher: Words You Should Know
Fun Easy English Words You Should Know comes from
the VOA, Voice of America, Special English Word Book
Vocabulary. Special English, now called Learning
English, consists of 1,500
essential words which anyone learning English should know. |
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News
Words - Letter D
The videos on this page came from the VOA, Voice of
America, News Words program.
Use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
for a detailed explanation of words you do not understand.
Click the full screen button on the
video to make it easier to watch and to read the
video script. |
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Debris |
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Decisive |
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Defiant |
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Deliberately |
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Delicate |
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Denuclearization |
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Desperate |
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Deteriorate |
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Dialogue |
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Dire |
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Disenchanted |
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Dissent |
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Dissident |
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Diverse |
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Doping |
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Draconian |
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Dramatic |
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Drone |
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Drought |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Intermediate
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
19 - Weekend Plans
(Intermediate -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
Weekend Plans
Al: Hi. I’m glad I
ran into you.
Bob: Why? What’s up?
Al: How’d you like to go on a hike this
weekend?
Bob: All weekend?
Al: Well, just Saturday and Sunday.
Bob: I’m not sure I can be gone all
weekend. I promised to help my sister move
Saturday.
Al: How about
Sunday, then? We could start early in the morning.
Bob: I might be able to do that.
Tell you what. Let me check
and I’ll call you at home tonight.
Al: Great!
I’ll talk to you later.
Bob: So long. |
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Conversation Notes |
- I’m glad I ran into you
- I’m glad I met you
- What’s up
- What’s happening? = What’s going on?
- to help my sister move
- to help my sister move her household effects to another
house or apartment
- How about Sunday, then
- Is Sunday a good day, then?
- Tell you what
- Here’s my opinion/reaction
- Let me check
- Let me verify
- Great
- Wonderful!
- So long
- Goodbye for now
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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