| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| discourage | to make someone feel that what he is doing is not worth while so that he will stop trying |
| discover | to find out; to see something for the first time |
| discovery | something which has been found out |
| discuss | to talk about |
| discussion | an argument or talk with other people |
| disease | illness; sickness |
| disengage | to free from engagement, detach, release |
| disgrace | shame |
| disguise | to change your appearance by wearing different clothes, a wig of a false moustache, so that people do not recognize you |
| disgust | a feeling of dislike so strong that it makes you feel sick |
| dish | a plate for food |
| dishonest | the opposite of honest |
| disinclination | want of desire or affection |
| dislike | the opposite of like |
| dismay | fear; a feeling of being upset and sad |
| dismiss | to send someone away or tell him they can leave |
| dispatch | to despatch, settle; kill |
| disrupt | to shatter, break in pieces |
| distance | the length of space between two places |
| distant | far away. A far-off place is distant |
| distemper | an illness which young dogs get. The same word also means a kind of paint used on walls in rooms |
| distinct | separate; clearly seen or heard |
| distress | a feeling of great pain, sorrow or worry |
| district | a part of a town or country |
| disturb | to interrupt or cause trouble |
| disturbance | a noisy interruption, as when people upset a meeting by shouting out |
| ditch | a very long narrow trench which is dug in the ground to drain water away |
| divan | a couch |
| dive | to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air |
| diver | someone who goes down into very deep water |
| divert | to turn aside, distract, amuse |
| divide | to separate into parts |
| dizzy | feeling that your head is spinning round and round; giddy |
| do | to perform or make |
| dock | a place where ships are unloaded or repaired |
| doctor | someone who helps you to get better when you are ill |
| dodge | to jump quickly to one side so as not to bump into something |
| dogma | a principle, a doctrine, a tenet |
| doleful | sad, gloomy, dreary |
| doll | a toy made to look like a person |
| dome | a curved roof like half a ball |
| domino | a small oblong piece of wood either painted black with white dots or white with black dots. You play a game with dominoes |
| donate | to present a gift, subscribe, bestow |
| doneky | an animal like a small horse with long ears |
| doodle | to draw or scribble while thinking about or doing something else |
| door | a kind of barrier which has to be opened to go in or out of a building or room. It is usually made of wood and fitted with a handle |
| doorstep | the step just outside a doorway |
| doorway | the frame into which a door is fitted |
| dormitory | a big room with lots of beds |
| dormouse | a kind of mouse with a furry tail, rather like a squirrel |
Abbreviation An abbreviation is a short form of a word or expression. Abbreviations are used for words used frequently.