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delete
remove or make invisible
delicate
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
demand
a firm request or need
demonstrate
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
dentist
a person qualified to practice dentistry
deny
declare untrue; contradict
depress
to make someone feel sad or without hope
deserve
be worthy or deserving
desperate
feeling that a situation is hopeless
dessert
a dish served as the last course of a meal
detective
an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
devote
set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use
diamond
a very hard, valuable stone
digest
to break down food in the stomach
dignity
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
directory
a list of names, addresses, or other information
disability
the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
disabled
having a physical or mental condition that limits some activities
disappointed
sad because something did not happen as hoped
discrimination
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
disk (disc)
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
dismiss
to decide that an idea or claim is not worth considering
distinct
(often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
distinguish
mark as different
disturb
to interrupt someone who is resting or working
dive
plunge into water
diverse
many and different
division
a large unit of soldiers in an army
dizzy
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
domain
an area of knowledge or activity
domestic
relating to the home or family
dominate
be in control
dormitory
a college or university building containing living quarters for students
drag
to pull something along with effort
dramatic
sudden and striking
drawer
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
drill
a practice exercise for a skill or emergency
duration
continuance in time
dynamic
full of energy and new ideas
dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
ease
to make something less painful or difficult
ecology
the study of relationships between living things and their environment
educator
someone who educates young people
elderly
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
elegant
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
elsewhere
in or to another place
embarrassed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
emerge
come out into view, as from concealment
emotion
any strong feeling
emperor
the male ruler of an empire
emphasis
special importance or significance
employ
to give someone a paid job
encounter
a casual or unexpected convergence
engage
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
enhance
increase
enormous
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
enthusiastic
having or showing great excitement and interest
entitle
to give someone the right to have or do something
envy
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
episode
one part of a television or radio series
equator
an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
essay
a short piece of writing on a particular subject
estate
a large area of land belonging to one owner
estimate
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
evaluate
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evidence
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
exceptional
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
expense
money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
explode
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
expose
to reveal something hidden
exposure
the harmful effect of being without protection from severe weather
extension
a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
extraordinary
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
facilitate
make easier
faith
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
fantasy
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
favour (favor)
a helpful act done for someone
fee
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
fellow
a boy or man
fetch
to be sold for a particular price
fibre (fiber)
a material in food that helps digestion
fiction
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
finance
obtain or provide money for
finding
the act of discovering something
fist
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
fluent
able to speak a language easily and accurately
foggy
filled with thick mist
fond
having or displaying warmth or affection
forehead
the part of the face above the eyes
forever
for a limitless time
format
the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
fountain
a structure that sends water into the air
fox
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
freeze
to become solid because of cold
frequency
the number of occurrences within a given time period
friction
the force that slows movement when surfaces rub together
frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
frontier
an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development