| 1001 | difference | The biggest difference between the birds is the color of their feathers. |
| 1002 | different | Each of my sisters has a different hair style. |
| 1003 | differentiate | It was hard to differentiate between the identical twins. |
| 1004 | dig | My dog digs in the yard so he can hide his bones. |
| 1005 | digest | Allow some time for food to be digested before going swimming. |
| 1006 | digital | Students prefer to take notes on their laptops and other digital devices. |
| 1007 | dignity | When his company went out of business, he faced it with dignity. |
| 1008 | dilapidated | Paint peeled off of the old dilapidated apartment building. |
| 1009 | dilemma | Choosing either the tastier or healthier drink proved to be quite a dilemma. |
| 1010 | diligent | Craig has always been a very diligent person at work. |
| 1011 | diminish | As the economy got worse, my savings diminished. |
| 1012 | din | The din of the rusty machinery made the factory a horrible place to work. |
| 1013 | dine | The young couple dined at their home. |
| 1014 | dinner | I had a hamburger for dinner. |
| 1015 | dinosaur | I like to see the dinosaur bones at the museum. |
| 1016 | dip | The economy experienced a dip in the 1930s, leading many workers to lose their jobs. |
| 1017 | diploma | After four years of college, Mary finally had a diploma. |
| 1018 | diplomat | The Spanish diplomat discussed trade issues with officials in Peru. |
| 1019 | direct | The green path is a direct route to my house. |
| 1020 | direction | Go in this direction for 10 minutes, and you will get to the river. |
| 1021 | disabled | The disabled man used a wheelchair to move around. |
| 1022 | disadvantage | Mike had a disadvantage in the race since he hurt his knee. |
| 1023 | disagree | The lawyers disagreed about the best way to settle the case. |
| 1024 | disappear | The top of the building is disappearing in the clouds. |
| 1025 | disaster | When the car crashed, it was a disaster. |
| 1026 | discard | After repairing the window, discard any broken glass. |
| 1027 | discharge | I was discharged from the hospital after three days. |
| 1028 | discipline | One of the teacher’s jobs is to teach her students discipline. |
| 1029 | disclose | John came home late, so he had to disclose his activities to his wife. |
| 1030 | discord | There was much discord between the experts on the talk show. |
| 1031 | discourage | Mr. Perry discouraged the students from quitting school. |
| 1032 | discover | I discovered some new information in this book. |
| 1033 | discuss | James began to discuss his report with his teacher. |
| 1034 | disease | He had a disease that caused him to lose his hearing. |
| 1035 | disgraceful | This is a disgraceful waste of money. |
| 1036 | disguise | Everyone knew that it was Dad in the Santa disguise. |
| 1037 | disgust | He felt disgust toward his date because she had such terrible eating habits. |
| 1038 | disgusting | After running all day, Greg’s feet had a disgusting odor. |
| 1039 | dish | My favorite dish at the restaurant is chicken curry. |
| 1040 | dismiss | He quickly dismissed my idea about the new project. |
| 1041 | disobedient | The disobedient children didn’t listen to their mother and had an accident. |
| 1042 | disperse | I watched the people disperse in all directions to avoid the charging bull. |
| 1043 | display | The museum displayed many wonderful paintings. |
| 1044 | dispose | He disposed of the can by throwing it into the recycle bin. |
| 1045 | disprove | The scientist disproved the theory that the sun moved around the Earth. |
| 1046 | dispute | Karen and Brian often have disputes about silly things. |
| 1047 | disrespect | He showed disrespect by arguing with his boss during a meeting. |
| 1048 | disrupt | The loud crash disrupted the class lecture. |
| 1049 | dissatisfied | I was dissatisfied with their decision to work on Sunday. |
| 1050 | dissatisfy | He was dissatisfied with his meal. |
| 1051 | disseminate | The organization disseminates information about the dangers of smoking. |
| 1052 | dissolve | I dissolved the pill in a glass of water. |
| 1053 | distance | The distance between America and Russia is about 8,000 km. |
| 1054 | distinct | He has a distinct accent. |
| 1055 | distinctive | Olives have a distinctive flavor. |
| 1056 | distort | The man’s lawyer distorted the facts so that he would be set free. |
| 1057 | distract | The phone call distracted him so much that he forgot all about his homework. |
| 1058 | distress | We were in great distress when our home was destroyed during the last hurricane. |
| 1059 | distribute | The teacher distributed crayons and markers to her students. |
| 1060 | district | I live in a residential district of Seattle, Washington. |
| 1061 | disturb | The loud noise disturbed me while I was working. |
| 1062 | ditch | When the car slid off of the road, it fell into the ditch. |
| 1063 | dive | I like sky-diving from an airplane. |
| 1064 | diverge | The road diverged into two paths that led to our houses. |
| 1065 | diverse | Big cities have diverse populations with people of different races and ages. |
| 1066 | diversity | My company puts an emphasis on the importance on having cultural diversity. |
| 1067 | divide | We divided the pizza. |
| 1068 | divine | Legends say that music was given to humans as a divine gift from the gods. |
| 1069 | divorce | Divorce rates have increased in the past twenty years. |
| 1070 | dock | The huge ship pulled into the dock, and the crew unloaded the cargo. |
| 1071 | doctor | You should go to the doctor when you are sick. |
| 1072 | document | Please scan this document so we have an electronic copy. |
| 1073 | dog | This woman’s best friend is her dog. |
| 1074 | dolphin | Intelligent dolphins have learned to communicate with humans. |
| 1075 | dome | I looked up at the dome to admire its beauty. |
| 1076 | domestic | The airline has fifty domestic flights daily. |
| 1077 | dominance | Large gorillas hit their chests to express their dominance over others. |
| 1078 | dominant | The gorilla is one of the dominant animals in the jungle. |
| 1079 | dominate | The loud man dominated the conversation. |
| 1080 | donate | We donate money to charities every year. |
| 1081 | donor | He was proud to be a blood donor. |
| 1082 | doomed | Since I spent all my money, my date with Jane is doomed. |
| 1083 | door | Can you close the door, please? |
| 1084 | dormitory | I will move into the dormitory at the beginning of the school year. |
| 1085 | dose | My mother gave me a dose of medicine before I went to bed. |
| 1086 | double | I paid almost double the amount for that shirt. |
| 1087 | doubt | I have doubt that the story is true. |
| 1088 | dough | I made heart-shaped cookies from the dough. |
| 1089 | downtown | The downtown area is filled with many tall buildings. |
| 1090 | draft | He was writing his first draft. |
| 1091 | drag | The dog was dragging his owner down the street. |
| 1092 | drain | .The water in the sink goes down the drain as you wash your hands. |
| 1093 | drawback | The drawback of having a car is that it is very expensive to maintain. |
| 1094 | drawer | I put my clothes into the empty drawers. |
| 1095 | dread | I dread the possibility that I will not get into college. |
| 1096 | dreary | After the fire, this section of forest is rather dreary. |
| 1097 | drift | The large chunk of ice drifted in the water. |
| 1098 | drill | The carpenter used the drill to make several holes in the wood. |
| 1099 | drink | The woman likes to drink water after she exercises. |
| 1100 | drip | I heard water dripping from the faucet. |
| 1101 | driveway | The long driveway led us to their new house. |
| 1102 | drop | A small amount of water dropped from the bottle. |
| 1103 | drought | After three months of drought, the vegetation and trees started dying. |
| 1104 | drown | He would have drowned if the sailors had not rescued him. |
| 1105 | dual | The room had a dual function. It was a living room, but at night it was a bedroom. |
| 1106 | dubious | The police thought that the man’s description of the crime was dubious. |
| 1107 | duck | People feed ducks at the lake. |
| 1108 | due | The papers were due on the 19th. |
| 1109 | duke | The duke ruled over the land. |
| 1110 | dull | The movie was very dull. I fell asleep watching it. |
| 1111 | dumb | She did not share the secret. She remained as silent as if she were dumb. |
| 1112 | dung | There was cow dung all over the field. |
| 1113 | duplicate | She duplicated her friend’s movements like she was in front of a mirror. |
| 1114 | duration | The girls watched television for the duration of the evening. |
| 1115 | during | Did you sleep during the movie? |
| 1116 | dusk | After dusk, Hannah went to catch fireflies in the park. |
| 1117 | dust | Some people wear medical face masks to avoid breathing in fine dust and germs. |
| 1118 | duty | It is parents’ duty to take care of their children. |
| 1119 | dwell | Before he was a successful writer, Mark Twain dwelled in the city of Hannibal, Missouri. |
| 1120 | dye | Valery got her hair dyed at the salon yesterday. |
| 1121 | dynamic | The new, dynamic employee came up with a good way to juggle his workload. |
| 1122 | dynamics | A good psychologist needs to know a lot about the dynamics of brain disorders. |
| 1123 | dynasty | The ancient Egyptians had a dynasty that lasted for many years. |
| 1124 | eager | The man was eager to talk about the good news. |
| 1125 | earn | He earns his living as a chef in a great restaurant. |
| 1126 | earnest | The child was very earnest when she told her mother how she broke the dish. |
| 1127 | earthen | The house’s roof was made of earthen tiles. |
| 1128 | earthquake | The earthquake caused the road to crack in multiple places. |
| 1129 | ease | The monkey climbed the tree with ease. |
| 1130 | east | My window looks to the east, so I can watch the sunrise every morning. |
| 1131 | easy | Karen is happy because her English homework is easy. |
| 1132 | eat | You should eat breakfast every day. |
| 1133 | echo | The child yelled over the canyon, and the sound echoed off the wall. |
| 1134 | ecologically | We planted our garden according to ecologically correct practices. |
| 1135 | ecology | We study ecology to learn how to help improve the Earth. |
| 1136 | economy | The factory was good for the economy because it brought jobs to the area. |
| 1137 | edge | He ran to the edge of the cliff. |
| 1138 | edit | She asked her brother to edit her paper before she submitted it to her teacher. |
| 1139 | education | These students are receiving their education at a private school. |
| 1140 | effect | The medicine had a good effect on the boy. |
| 1141 | effective | Swimming is an effective way to stay healthy. |
| 1142 | efficient | My car is very efficient. I rarely have to buy gas. |
| 1143 | effort | He always puts a lot of effort into his studies. |
| 1144 | ego | Kelly’s ego made her think that she was some kind of a superhero. |
| 1145 | elaborate | She gave the teacher an elaborate explanation of her project. |
| 1146 | elastic | He attached the elastic bungee to his legs before he jumped of the platform. |
| 1147 | elbow | She pointed to her elbow to show me where she hurt herself. |
| 1148 | electric | Some car companies make electric cars. |
| 1149 | electromagnetic | Different colors of light come from different levels of electromagnetic energy. |
| 1150 | electron | The number of electrons in an atom determines its charge. |
| 1151 | electronic | I like having electronic devices such as an MP3 player. |
| 1152 | elegant | In Japan, women wear elegant kimonos on special occasions. |
| 1153 | element | Tackling an opponent is Johnny’s favorite element of American football. |
| 1154 | elementary | Children go to elementary school before high school. |
| 1155 | eligible | Only people who bought tickets were eligible to win a prize. |
| 1156 | eliminate | Wearing a seatbelt eliminates some of the dangers of driving a car. |
| 1157 | elite | Only an elite group was allowed membership into the club. |
| 1158 | else | I wanted a bike for my birthday, but I got something else. |
| 1159 | elusive | The elusive fish only came out at night. |
| 1160 | embarrass | He was embarrassed when he couldn’t remember her name. |
| 1161 | embody | Mother Teresa was said to embody goodness and kindness. |
| 1162 | embrace | When they saw each other again, the happy couple embraced. |
| 1163 | embryo | Some doctors say that what a mother eats has a big effect on her embryo. |
| 1164 | emerge | A groundhog emerged from a snow covered hole. |
| 1165 | emergency | There is a huge fire in my house! This is an emergency! |
| 1166 | emit | This iron emits steam. |
| 1167 | emotion | Anger is a common emotion that we all feel. |
| 1168 | emperor | The emperor Julius Caesar was in control of ancient Rome. |
| 1169 | emphasis | The government placed a strong emphasis on educational reform. |
| 1170 | empire | The emperor built roads to make travel easier throughout the empire. |
| 1171 | empirical | Scientists must always find empirical evidence in their work. |
| 1172 | employ | The bookstore employed two full-time clerks. |
| 1173 | empty | The teacher showed the students an empty bottle. |
| 1174 | emulate | As a small boy, he always tried to emulate his big brother. |
| 1175 | enable | Studying hard will enable the girl to get a good job. |
| 1176 | enact | The council enacted a law that would only allow buses to drive downtown. |
| 1177 | enchant | The beautiful woman enchanted everybody in the room. |
| 1178 | enclose | The cows in the field were enclosed by a fence. |
| 1179 | encounter | I encountered a sea turtle while I was swimming. |
| 1180 | encourage | My football coach will encourage us when we are losing. |
| 1181 | encouragement | The mother gives constant encouragement to her son. |
| 1182 | end | They are happy because the teacher wanted to end the class early. |
| 1183 | endangered | The whooping crane is an endangered species. |
| 1184 | endeavor | The company’s new advertising endeavor ended in a horrible failure. |
| 1185 | endorse | The committee will endorse their leader for the upcoming election. |
| 1186 | endure | She had to endure her husband shouting all day long. |
| 1187 | enemy | The enemy prepared to attack the kingdom. |
| 1188 | energy | If you lack energy, try eating better food. |
| 1189 | enforce | Police enforce traffic laws to keep everyone safe. |
| 1190 | engage | Dad was engaged in sawing a piece of wood in half. |
| 1191 | engineer | After engineering the robot, they needed to find the correct parts to build it. |
| 1192 | engrave | The couple engraved their names onto the old pine tree. |
| 1193 | enhance | Amy’s blue shirt really enhances the color of her eyes. |
| 1194 | enjoy | The woman enjoys riding her bicycle. |
| 1195 | enlarge | The classrooms were enlarged over the summer to make room for more students. |
| 1196 | enlighten | Greek philosophers wanted to enlighten the people of Athens with their ideas. |
| 1197 | enlist | In their final year at school, the students were asked to enlist in the military. |
| 1198 | enormous | My dog looks enormous next to yours. |
| 1199 | enrich | Taxes on people’s income can be used to enrich the government. |
| 1200 | enroll | The students had to enroll in the class one semester in advance. |