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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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