to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl; to cast date n.. to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe a book, poem, song, story, etc.. setting apart; devotion; inscriptio
Trang 1n newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
daily
adj occurring on a regular basis
Forms: plural: dailies
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damage
n injury; harm
damage
v to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
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danger
n risk; peril; hazard
dash
n hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
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dash
v to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl;
to cast
date
n day, month and year according to the calendar;
interview; meeting
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deadline
n time when a project; assignment; task or job must be
completed or turned in
deal
n agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
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deal
v to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to
trade
dealer
n supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
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dealing
n manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving
out
debate
n argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
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debate
v to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
debris
n rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
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Trang 2n obligation; something owed (i.e money)
debut
n opening of a show; first public appearance
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debut
v to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere
performance
decade
n ten years; group of tens
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decide
v to choose; to select from several options; to conclude;
to resolve
decision
n determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
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declaration
n statement; proclamation; announcement
declare
v to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
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decline
n downward; descent; slope; ebb
decline
v to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
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decrease
n decline; reduction; lessening
decrease
v to reduce; to lessen; to decline
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dedicate
v to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem,
song, story, etc.) to someone
dedication
n setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
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deed of surrender
n a legal document that temporarily transfers a property
from one individual to another
default
v to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
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Trang 3n failure to perform a duty; option on a computer which is
automatically selected
defect
v to desert; to abandon; to change sides
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defect
n deficiency; flaw
defend
v to protect; to secure; to vindicate
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defense
n protection; security; rampart; shield
define
v to explain; to clarify; to limit; to set boundaries
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definition
n explanation; meaning; interpretation (as of a word or
term)
degree
n rank; extent; university certificate
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delay
v to postpone; to hinder; to linger; to move slowly; to
loiter
delay
n postponement; hindrance; hold-up; stopping; lingering
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delegate
v to authorize; to appoint as representative; to pass a
duty or responsibility on to someone else
delegate
n representative; deputy; agent; participant of a conference, convention, seminar etc
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delete
v to remove totally; to erase; to eliminate
deliberately
adv intentionally; purposefully; methodically
Forms: deleted; deleted; deleting
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delicious
adj tasty; having a pleasant taste or smell
deliver
v to convey; to give; to bring; to distribute; to express
Forms: delivered; delivered; delivering
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Trang 4n distribution; liberation; transference
demand
v to claim; to require; to request strongly
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demand
n claim; requirement; strong request
demeanor
n behavior; conduct; bearing; appearance
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demographics
n study of the statistical characteristics of a population
demolish
v to destroy; to ruin; to tear down; to remove
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demonstrate
v to present; to show or illustrate something through
example, or physical demonstrations
demonstration
n exhibition; explanation; showing
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denial
n refusal to accept; refusal to believe; refusal to
recognize
denominator
n shared characteristic; common feature
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dense
adj compact; having a high mass per unit volume; close
density
n compactness; closeness
Forms: plural: densities
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deny
v to say that something is not true; to refuse; to renounce
depart
v to leave; to go away; to go in a different direction; to die
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department
n division of a company; section; area
departmental
adj arranged in divisions; divisional; concerning an office
Forms: plural: departments
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Trang 5n leaving; going away; opposite of arrival
depend
v to rely on; to trust; to be supported by
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dependent
adj relying on; needing (the help or support of another
person); conditional; contingent
dependent
n one who relies on another especially for financial support
Forms: plural: dependents
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depict
v to describe; to illustrate; to characterize; to portray; to
elucidate
deploy
v to speak out; to move into a position of readiness and availability
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deposit
v to put a sum of money in a bank for safekeeping; to
pay in part; to set down
deposit
n sum of money that has been put in a bank for safekeeping; partial payment; pledge
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deregulation
n transferal of ownership from government to private
hands; privatization
describe
v to illustrate; to explain; to characterize; to elucidate
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description
n explanation; illustration; instruction
deserve
v to be worthy of; to have a right to
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design
v to create; to conceive; to produce; to conceptualize
design
n plan; sketch; model; layout; structure
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desk
n office table
despite
prep notwithstanding
Forms: plural: desks
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Trang 6n place where one is going; the purpose for which
something is destined
destroy
v to demolish; to ruin; to destruct; to erase
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destruction
n ruin; desolation; annihilation
detail
v to list; to describe; to specify; to assign
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detail
n item; piece of information; part of a whole
detailed
adj itemized; marked by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
Forms: plural: details
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detect
v to discover; to discern; to find out
determine
v to decide; to define; to conclude; to cause; to affect
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develop
v to build; to create; to design; to grow
developer
n person who creates something; chemical substance used in photography
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development
n evolvement; gradual growth; evolution; maturation;
progression
device
n apparatus; appliance; gadget; trick; scheme
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devise
v to plan; to invent; to design
dial
v to press buttons; to place a phone call by pressing buttons
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dial
n rotatable disk on a telephone
diary
n written account of daily events and occurrences; journal; daily calendar; log book; blog
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Trang 7v to say something aloud for someone to write down; to
command; to order; to impose
dictate
n ruling principle; command; decree
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diet
v to limit the amount of food eaten; to eat only certain
kinds of food
diet
n nourishment; nutrition; food and drink; regimen; weight loss plan
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dietician
n nutritionist; expert on nutrition
difference
n distinction; unusual quality; disagreement; remainder
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different
adj not the same; unusual; distinctive
difficult
adj hard; troublesome; complicated; complex ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
difficulty
n problem; challenge; hardship; trouble
digital
adj using numbers; with numbers
Forms: plural: difficulties
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dignity
n respected position; honor; nobility
diligent
adj ambitious; industrious; hard-working
Forms: no plural
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direct
adj straight; forthright; clear
direct
adv clearly; in a straightforward manner ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
direct
v to guide; to lead; to instruct; to manage; to supervise
direction
n guidance; supervision; conducting; management
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directly
conj immediately following; the moment that; as soon as
directly
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Trang 8n boss; supervisor; manager; head
directory
n guidebook; library; catalog
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disagree
v to have different opinions; to differ
disappear
v to go out of sight; to become extinct; to cease to exist;
to vanish
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discard
v to throw away; to get rid of
discard
n garbage; refuse; scrap
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discern
v to distinguish; to perceive; to recognize; to discriminate
discipline
n training
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disclaim
v to deny connection with; to renounce; to repudiate; to
disavow
disclaimer
n statement which denies responsibility or affiliation; repudiation; denial
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discount
v to reduce the price of; to mark down; to ignore
discount
n price reduction; rebate
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discourage
v to cause to lose heart; to deter; to dissuade; to show
disapproval of; to derail
discouraged
adj deprived of hope or confidence; dissuaded from
Forms: discouraged; discouraged; discouraging
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discouragement
n derailment; feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
discover
v to find out; to come across; to get information about something
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Trang 9adj separate; individual; discontinuous
discretion
n caution; wisdom; careful judgment
Forms: no plural
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discuss
v to talk about; to debate; to converse
discussion
n debate; conversation; talk; dispute; argument
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disease
n sickness; illness
disembark
v to go ashore from a boat; to leave a plane or vehicle; to land
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disk
n flat circular object
dislodge
v to extricate; to remove; to evict; to oust; to expel
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dismal
adj gloomy; cheerless; bad; depressing; sad
dismiss
v to send away; to fire; to release; to free
Forms: dismissed; dismissed; dismissing
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disparate
adj markedly different; contrasting
dispatch
n sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
Forms: plural: dispatches
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dispatch
v to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed
and efficiency; to eliminate
dispense
n expenditure; pardon
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dispense
v to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to
hand out
display
n presentation; show; screen; monitor; exposure;
exhibition
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Trang 10v to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to
reveal
disposal
n getting rid of; arranging
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dispose
v to control; to arrange; to put in order
disposition
n character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement
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dispute
n quarrel; disagreement; argument
dispute
v to argue; to debate; to contest; to oppose; to fight against
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disrupt
v to upset; to disturb; to divide
dissipate
v to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered
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distinctive
adj special; unique; different
distinguish
v to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize
Forms: distinguished; distinguished; distinguishing
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distract
v to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse
distributor
n person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; dealer
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disturb
v to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry
diverse
adj different; varied
Forms: disturbed; disturbed; disturbing
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diversification
n process of becoming varied; sale of a variety of
products and services
diversify
v to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities
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