Microsoft Word ielts 4000 Academic Word List

decompose:
 
decay
 
 
decorate:
 
adorn; embellish
 
 
decoration:
 
act of decorating something; something used to beautify 
 
 
decorative:
 
ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
 
 
decrease:
 
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
 
 
decree:
 
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court
 
 
dedicate:
 
set apart; devoted; consecrated
 
 
deduce:
 
lead forth; reach a conclusion by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
 
 
deduct:
 
lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; 
subtract
 
 
deed:
 
something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
 
 
deem:
 
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
 
 
default:
 
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
 
 
defeat:
 
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
 
 
defect:
 
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty 
 
 
defective:
 
having a defect; faulty; imperfect; incomplete; lacking
 
 
defence:
 
act of defending against attack, danger, or injury
 
 
defend:
 
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
 
 
defer:
 
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
 

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