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Today's words ​

1 degenerate ​

The newly emerging forces are bound to defeat what is corrupt and degenerate.

2 deny ​

Who can deny the justice of their cause?

3 degree ​

She's reading for a law degree.

4 depart ​

They depart, with a smile and a nod, and we miss them, and feel resentful.

5 delay ​

Can you delay him in some way?

6 delegate ​

Some managers find it difficult to delegate.

7 departure ​

His departure passed unnoticed.

8 deliberate ​

This was a deliberate piece of misinformation.

9 delicate ​

Its large leaves often show a delicate purple tint.

10 depict ​

It proved hard to depict objectively.

11 deplete ​

Why should flying deplete us?

12 delight ​

They all cackled with delight.

13 deplore ​

They did things which we deplore.

14 deposit ​

A 10% deposit is payable in advance.

15 demand ​

Demand is outstripping supply.

16 depress ​

The atmosphere began to depress me.

17 deprive ​

It may deprive a team of business opportunities.

18 Democratic ​

She ran for office on the Democratic ticket.

19 depth ​

What's the depth of the water here?

20 demographic ​

The first is demographic.

21 deputy ​

Who has she designated (as) her deputy?

22 demonstrate ​

We want to demonstrate our commitment to human rights.

23 derive ​

They derive greater pleasure from buying things.

24 denial ​

Joanna's denial rang true.

25 denote ​

Many people believe that plural marriages denote immorality of other societies.

26 descendant ​

His design was a descendant of a 1956 device.

27 denounce ​

They were at the mercy of informers who might at any moment denounce them.

28 dental ​

I've got a dental appointment at 3 o'clock

29 desert ​

Somalia is mostly desert.

30 deserve ​

These proposals deserve careful study.

31 deter ​

The high price of the service could deter people from seeking advice.

32 Designate ​

Designate your lunch time.

33 deteriorate ​

There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war.

34 desirable ​

It is desirable that interest rates be reduced.

35 determine ​

You alone should determine what is right for you.

36 desire ​

We all desire health and happiness.

37 deviate ​

They're also less likely to deviate in how they treat employees.

38 desolate ​

Today it's pretty desolate, barren and extremely hot.

39 Despair ​

Despair choked her words.

40 devil ​

He was a miserable old devil.

41 despatch ​

Package goods ready for despatch.

42 devise ​

You are supposed to devise strategies to alter the cues and routines.

43 desperate ​

They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break.

44 devote ​

The original intention was to devote three months to the project.

45 despise ​

A man must despise himself before others will. 夫必自侮而后人侮之。

46 dew ​

The dew gathered on the leaves.

47 Despite ​

Despite our worries everything turned out well.

48 dessert ​

I was tempted by the dessert menu.

49 diagnose ​

How did they diagnose you?

50 destiny ​

Her destiny was entwined with his.

51 dialect ​

It was difficult to understand the local dialect.

52 destruction ​

In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside.

53 dialog ​

A new dialog window will open

54 diameter ​

The dome is 42.3 metres in diameter.

55 detain ​

He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.

56 dictate ​

The choice that does this is "dictate".

57 dictation ​

I wrote the letter at his dictation.

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