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- dam C1 A dam is a barrier built across a river to hold back water and control its flow.
- dawn C1 Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky before sunrise.
- debris C1 Debris is the scattered remains of something that has been broken, destroyed, or left behind.
- debut C1 A debut is a person’s first public appearance or first performance in a new role.
- decisive C1 Able to make choices quickly and confidently, often leading to clear results.
- dedicated C1 Committed to a purpose or task and willing to work hard over time.
- dedication C1 Dedication is the strong commitment and effort someone gives to a task, goal, or person over time.
- defective Defective means not working properly or having a fault.
- deficiency C1 A deficiency is a lack or shortage of something needed or expected.
- democracy B1 Democracy is a system of government in which people choose their leaders through voting.
- denotation B2 Denotation is the direct, literal meaning of a word or phrase.
- denounce C1 To denounce someone or something is to publicly criticize or condemn it strongly.
- dense C1 Dense describes something that is tightly packed, thick, or hard to see through.
- depression B1 Depression is a medical condition that causes long-lasting sadness and loss of interest in daily life.
- derail To derail means to cause a train to leave its tracks or to disrupt a plan so it cannot continue normally.
- deteriorate C1 To deteriorate means to become worse in quality, condition, or performance over time.
- devastate C1 To devastate means to destroy or badly damage something, or to shock and upset someone deeply.
- dictate C1 To dictate is to say words aloud so that someone else can write them down or record them.
- didactic C1 Didactic describes something intended to teach, often in a way that feels too moralizing or instructive.
- diminish C1 To diminish means to make something smaller, weaker, or less important, or to become smaller, weaker, or less important.