| 1001 | difference | A difference is a way that something is not like other things. |
| 1002 | different | Different describes someone or something that is not the same as others. |
| 1003 | differentiate | To differentiate things or people is to show the difference between them. |
| 1004 | dig | To dig is to make a hole in the ground. |
| 1005 | digest | To digest means to swallow food and pass it through the body. |
| 1006 | digital | When something is digital, it is characterized by computer technology. |
| 1007 | dignity | Dignity is the ability to be calm and worthy of respect. |
| 1008 | dilapidated | When a building is dilapidated, it is old and in bad condition. |
| 1009 | dilemma | A dilemma is a difficult situation in which a choice has to be made. |
| 1010 | diligent | A diligent person works hard and is careful. |
| 1011 | diminish | To diminish means to reduce or get smaller. |
| 1012 | din | A din is loud, unpleasant, and extended noise. |
| 1013 | dine | To dine means to eat dinner. |
| 1014 | dinner | Dinner is the main meal eaten in the evening. |
| 1015 | dinosaur | A dinosaur is a very big animal that lived millions of years ago. |
| 1016 | dip | A dip is a decline or a worsening in condition. |
| 1017 | diploma | A diploma is a certificate proving that someone has completed their studies. |
| 1018 | diplomat | A diplomat is a representative of a country who works with another country. |
| 1019 | direct | If something is direct, it goes straight between two places. |
| 1020 | direction | A direction is the way to go. |
| 1021 | disabled | A disabled person has a physical problem that makes some activities difficult. |
| 1022 | disadvantage | A disadvantage is a situation that makes it hard to do something. |
| 1023 | disagree | To disagree with someone means to have a different opinion from them. |
| 1024 | disappear | To disappear means to go away or not be seen. |
| 1025 | disaster | A disaster is a really bad thing that happens. |
| 1026 | discard | To discard something is to throw it away. |
| 1027 | discharge | To discharge someone is to allow them to leave from a place, usually a hospital. |
| 1028 | discipline | Discipline is training that helps people follow the rules. |
| 1029 | disclose | To disclose something means to tell it to someone else. |
| 1030 | discord | Discord is disagreement or fighting. |
| 1031 | discourage | To discourage is to make someone feel less excited about something. |
| 1032 | discover | To discover something is to find it for the first time. |
| 1033 | discuss | To discuss is to talk about something with another person. |
| 1034 | disease | A disease is an illness that causes specific problems. |
| 1035 | disgraceful | Disgraceful behavior is behavior that is very bad. |
| 1036 | disguise | A disguise is something you wear so people cannot tell who you are. |
| 1037 | disgust | Disgust is a feeling of distaste and anger caused by something rude or unpleasant. |
| 1038 | disgusting | A disgusting thing is very unpleasant. |
| 1039 | dish | A dish is a type of food that is cooked in a particular way. |
| 1040 | dismiss | To dismiss something is to say it is not important. |
| 1041 | disobedient | When someone is disobedient, they do not follow the rules or instructions. |
| 1042 | disperse | To disperse means to scatter everywhere. |
| 1043 | display | To display something is to show it, especially by putting it in a certain place. |
| 1044 | dispose | To dispose of something means to get rid of it. |
| 1045 | disprove | To disprove something means to show that it is not true. |
| 1046 | dispute | A dispute is an argument or disagreement that people have. |
| 1047 | disrespect | Disrespect is rudeness or behavior that shows a lack of respect. |
| 1048 | disrupt | To disrupt something or someone is to prevent them from working. |
| 1049 | dissatisfied | Dissatisfied means not happy with something. |
| 1050 | dissatisfy | To dissatisfy someone means to fail to please them. |
| 1051 | disseminate | To disseminate information or knowledge means to distribute it. |
| 1052 | dissolve | To dissolve something is to mix it into a liquid until it disappears. |
| 1053 | distance | A distance is how far it is between two points. |
| 1054 | distinct | A distinct thing is different or stands out. |
| 1055 | distinctive | When something is distinctive, it has a special quality, character, or appearance that is different and easy to recognize. |
| 1056 | distort | To distort something means to lie about it, or pull or twist out of shape. |
| 1057 | distract | To distract someone means to stop them from concentrating on something. |
| 1058 | distress | Distress is a feeling of sadness and anxiousness. |
| 1059 | distribute | To distribute something is to give it to a number of people. |
| 1060 | district | A district is a small part of a city, county, state, or country. |
| 1061 | disturb | To disturb someone means to upset that person. |
| 1062 | ditch | A ditch is a narrow hole cut into the ground by a road or a field. |
| 1063 | dive | When you dive into water, you go down head first into the water. |
| 1064 | diverge | To diverge is to become different or to follow a different direction. |
| 1065 | diverse | When a group of things is diverse, it is made up of a wide variety of things. |
| 1066 | diversity | Diversity is the quality or state of having many different forms, types, ideas, etc. |
| 1067 | divide | To divide something is to split it into smaller parts. |
| 1068 | divine | When something is divine, it is related to gods. |
| 1069 | divorce | Divorce is the process of ending a marriage. |
| 1070 | dock | A dock is an enclosed area where ships go to be loaded, unloaded, and repaired. |
| 1071 | doctor | A doctor is a person who studies medicine and helps sick people. |
| 1072 | document | A document is a written text, usually not in the form of a book. |
| 1073 | dog | A dog is an animal with four legs and a tail that is kept as a pet or trained to work. |
| 1074 | dolphin | A dolphin is a large sea mammal that breathes air. |
| 1075 | dome | A dome is a curved roof of a building. |
| 1076 | domestic | Domestic refers to something that happens within a particular country. |
| 1077 | dominance | The dominance of a person is their state of being more powerful than others. |
| 1078 | dominant | A dominant person or thing is stronger than others. |
| 1079 | dominate | To dominate someone or something is to control them. |
| 1080 | donate | To donate is to give something to a charity or organization. |
| 1081 | donor | A donor is somebody who gives something to an organization. |
| 1082 | doomed | If someone or something is doomed, they are going to fail or be destroyed. |
| 1083 | door | A door is an object that swings or slides open and shut. |
| 1084 | dormitory | A dormitory is a school building where students live. |
| 1085 | dose | A dose is a certain amount of medicine taken at one time. |
| 1086 | double | Double means twice as much or twice as many. |
| 1087 | doubt | Doubt is a feeling of not being sure. |
| 1088 | dough | Dough is a mixture of flour and water that becomes bread when baked. |
| 1089 | downtown | The downtown area is the center of most cities. |
| 1090 | draft | A draft is a piece of written work that is not in its final form. |
| 1091 | drag | To drag something means to pull it across the ground. |
| 1092 | drain | A drain is a pipe that carries away water from a building, such as in a kitchen |
| 1093 | drawback | A drawback is a disadvantage. |
| 1094 | drawer | A drawer is a small part in furniture that is used to store things. |
| 1095 | dread | To dread is to be afraid of something that could, or is going to, happen. |
| 1096 | dreary | If something is dreary, then it is dull, dark, and lifeless. |
| 1097 | drift | To drift means to be moved slowly by wind or water. |
| 1098 | drill | A drill is a tool with a point that spins in order to make a hole. |
| 1099 | drink | To drink is to take liquid into the body through the mouth. |
| 1100 | drip | To drip is to fall a little bit at a time. |
| 1101 | driveway | A driveway is a short private road that leads to a person’s home. |
| 1102 | drop | To drop is to fall or allow something to fall. |
| 1103 | drought | A drought is a long period of time in which little or no rain falls. |
| 1104 | drown | To drown is to die from not being able to breathe underwater. |
| 1105 | dual | If something is dual, then it is made up of two parts. |
| 1106 | dubious | When something or someone is dubious, they are not considered honest. |
| 1107 | duck | A duck is a small water bird. |
| 1108 | due | When something is due, it is expected to happen or be done at that time. |
| 1109 | duke | A duke is a man of high social rank but below a king or queen. |
| 1110 | dull | If something is dull, it is not exciting. |
| 1111 | dumb | If someone is dumb, they are unable to speak. |
| 1112 | dung | Dung is solid waste material produced by animals. |
| 1113 | duplicate | To duplicate something means to copy it. |
| 1114 | duration | The duration of an event is the time during which it happens. |
| 1115 | during | During an event means while the event was happening. |
| 1116 | dusk | Dusk is the time in the evening when it begins to get dark. |
| 1117 | dust | Dust is very small, dry particles of earth or sand. |
| 1118 | duty | A duty is something that a person has to do. |
| 1119 | dwell | To dwell somewhere means to live there. |
| 1120 | dye | To dye something is to make it a certain color by using a special chemical. |
| 1121 | dynamic | When people are dynamic, they are lively and have creative ideas. |
| 1122 | dynamics | The dynamics of a situation are the way that parts of it affect each other. |
| 1123 | dynasty | A dynasty is a series of rulers who are all from the same family. |
| 1124 | eager | Eager shows excitement about something. |
| 1125 | earn | To earn means to get money for the work you do. |
| 1126 | earnest | If someone is earnest, then they are honest. |
| 1127 | earthen | If something is earthen, it is made of clay. |
| 1128 | earthquake | An earthquake is a sudden shaking of a part of the Earth’s surface that often causes a lot of damage. |
| 1129 | ease | Ease is a condition without difficulty or hard work. |
| 1130 | east | East is the direction the sun rises from. |
| 1131 | easy | An easy action is not difficult to do. |
| 1132 | eat | To eat is to chew and swallow food. |
| 1133 | echo | To echo means that a sound repeats itself because it bounced off an object. |
| 1134 | ecologically | Ecologically means that something is done in a way that concerns living organisms and the environment. |
| 1135 | ecology | Ecology is the study of the environment and living things. |
| 1136 | economy | An economy is the money and businesses of a country or region. |
| 1137 | edge | The edge is the furthest part or side of something. |
| 1138 | edit | To edit means to correct a piece of writing so that it is suitable to be published. |
| 1139 | education | Education is the process of teaching and learning, usually at a school, college, or university. |
| 1140 | effect | An effect is a change made by something else. |
| 1141 | effective | If something is effective, it works well. |
| 1142 | efficient | If something or someone is efficient, they do not waste energy. |
| 1143 | effort | Effort is hard work or an attempt to do something. |
| 1144 | ego | An ego is a person’s sense of their own worth. |
| 1145 | elaborate | When something is elaborate, it contains a lot of details. |
| 1146 | elastic | Elastic is a rubber that stretches when it is pulled. |
| 1147 | elbow | The elbow is the middle part of an arm, where it bends. |
| 1148 | electric | If something is electric, it uses electricity. |
| 1149 | electromagnetic | If something is electromagnetic, it is related to electricity and magnetic fields. |
| 1150 | electron | An electron is a particle in all atoms that has a negative electric charge. |
| 1151 | electronic | An electronic thing uses electricity to work. |
| 1152 | elegant | Something elegant is very fancy and pleasing. |
| 1153 | element | An element of something is a particular part of it. |
| 1154 | elementary | An elementary thing is the first or most simple thing. |
| 1155 | eligible | If someone is eligible, then they are permitted to do or have something. |
| 1156 | eliminate | To eliminate something that is unwanted means to completely remove it. |
| 1157 | elite | Elite means of or from a high-level group. |
| 1158 | else | If you talk about something else, you talk about something different. |
| 1159 | elusive | If things or people are elusive, they are hard to find. |
| 1160 | embarrass | To embarrass people is to make them feel ashamed or foolish. |
| 1161 | embody | To embody means to symbolize or represent something. |
| 1162 | embrace | To embrace is to hug. |
| 1163 | embryo | An embryo is a human or animal that is still growing inside its mother. |
| 1164 | emerge | To emerge from something means to come out of it. |
| 1165 | emergency | An emergency is a time when someone needs help right away. |
| 1166 | emit | To emit is to send out gas, heat, light, sound, etc. |
| 1167 | emotion | An emotion is how you feel. |
| 1168 | emperor | An emperor is the leader of a group of countries. |
| 1169 | emphasis | When you put an emphasis on prevention, you give special attention to prevention. |
| 1170 | empire | An empire is a large group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress. |
| 1171 | empirical | Empirical means involving scientific proof and evidence. |
| 1172 | employ | To employ someone means to give work to them. |
| 1173 | empty | An empty container is one that has no things in it. |
| 1174 | emulate | To emulate people means to imitate them because they are greatly admired. |
| 1175 | enable | To enable is to make it possible for something to happen. |
| 1176 | enact | To enact something means to make it into a law. |
| 1177 | enchant | To enchant someone is to make them feel very interested or happy. |
| 1178 | enclose | To enclose something is to contain it. |
| 1179 | encounter | To encounter is to find or meet a person or thing. |
| 1180 | encourage | To encourage people is to make them want to do something. |
| 1181 | encouragement | Encouragement is something that makes someone more determined, hopeful, or confident. |
| 1182 | end | To end is to stop or finish. |
| 1183 | endangered | If something is endangered, it has become very rare and may eventually die out altogether. |
| 1184 | endeavor | An endeavor is an attempt to do something, especially something new, or original. |
| 1185 | endorse | To endorse is to express formal support or approval for someone or something. |
| 1186 | endure | To endure means to experience and survive something difficult. |
| 1187 | enemy | An enemy is a country that is fighting another country during a war. |
| 1188 | energy | If you have a lot of energy, you have plenty of strength and can do lots of things. |
| 1189 | enforce | To enforce means to make a person follow a rule. |
| 1190 | engage | To engage in something means to do it. |
| 1191 | engineer | To engineer something is to skillfully plan out how to make that thing. |
| 1192 | engrave | To engrave means to cut a design, or words, into the surface of something. |
| 1193 | enhance | To enhance something is to make it better. |
| 1194 | enjoy | To enjoy is to like something. |
| 1195 | enlarge | To enlarge something means to make it bigger. |
| 1196 | enlighten | To enlighten someone is to teach them about something. |
| 1197 | enlist | To enlist means to join the military. |
| 1198 | enormous | Enormous people or things are very large. |
| 1199 | enrich | To enrich means to make someone rich or increase their wealth. |
| 1200 | enroll | To enroll in something is to put one’s name on a list as a member of a group. |