| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| due | owing; not paid |
| duel | a fight between two persons |
| duke | a nobleman of high rank |
| dull | uninteresting, not lively or sharp, with no sparkle |
| dumb | not able to speak |
| dummy | a model made to look like a person; something in place of the real thing |
| dump | to throw down or get rid or something |
| dumpling | a lump of flour and fat cooked in a stew |
| dumpy | short and thick |
| dunce | a fool; someone who is slow to learn things |
| dungeon | a dark prison cell, usually under the ground |
| dunghill | a heap of dung |
| duplicity | double-dealing, deceit |
| during | through; while something is happening |
| dusk | the part of the evening just before the sky gets really dark |
| dust | tiny bits of powdery dirt |
| dustbin | a container for dirt and rubbish |
| duster | a cloth used for wiping away dust |
| dustman | a man who empties dustbins |
| dustpan | a container into which you sweep dust |
| duty | what you ought to do or have to do |
| dwarf | an animal plant, or person who is much smaller than most others or the same kind |
| dye | colouring powder or liquid used to change the colour of cloth or other material |
| dynamite | a powerful exploding substance |
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