1. by Hatice Oncel TOEFL VOCAB-5

2. Adj. moist, wet, humid damp

3. Adj. bold, courage,brave daring

4. Adj. shining, sparkling, blinding, bright a dazzling white light dazzling

5. n. wreckage, ruins, broken pieces Debris from the aircraft was scattered over a large area debris

6. n. announce, proclaim declare

7. Adj. flawed, faulty, broken, malfunctioning defective brakes/defective eyesight/a defective gene I think that theory is defective defective

8. Adj. rebellious, insubordinate The protesters blocking the entrance to the offices remained defiant this morning defiant

9. n. illusion, dream, fantasy delusion

10. v. Tear down, destroy, wreck A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built demolish

11. Adj. thick, solid, packed dense

12. v. stop, cease, discontinue The soldiers have been ordered to desist from firing their guns desist

13. v. decide, agree on; control, shape, govern Your health is determined in part by what you eat. determine

14. v. invent, plan, figure out He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. devise

15. Adj. unclear, faint, indistinct The lamp gave out a dim light dim

16. n. noise, clamor, commotion the din of the traffic din

17. Adj. desperate, grievous, serious He gave a dire warning that an earthquake was imminent dire

18. v. abandon, leave behind discard

19. Adj. gloomy, depressing, dreary a dismal expression dismal

20. v. scatter, distribute, spread When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse disperse

21. n. argument, quarrel, clash, debate, feud They have been unable to settle/resolve the dispute over working conditions dispute

22. Adj. discrete, separate, different The two concepts are quite distinct (from each other). distinct

23. v. reveal, admit, disclose Journalists do not divulge their sources divulge

24. Adj. stubborn, determined, persistent Her ambition and dogged determination ensured that she rose to the top of her profession dogged

25. v. Are located in, are scattered around; n. spot dot

26. n. collapse, defeat In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his downfall downfall

27. adj. Dull, plain, uninteresting, dreary I feel so drab in this grey uniform drab

28. n. disadvantage, weakness, flaw One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom drawback

29. Adj. dismal, gloomy, bleak, drab She had spent another dreary day in the office dreary

30. v. wet, soak A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin drench

31. Adj. sleepy, tired drowsy

32. Evening, sunset, twilight dusk

33. v. live, reside, inhabit She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years dwell

34. n. house, home, residence dwelling

35. v. decrease, diminish Her hopes of success in the race dwindled last night as the weather became worse. dwindle