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disapprove - correct spelling

disapprove verbExample: The bank will disapprove the loan application. transitive verbExample: The father disapproved of his son’s behavior. intransitive verb...

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disastrous - correct spelling

disastrous adjectiveExample: The financial results were disastrous, and the stock price plummeted....

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discipline - correct spelling

discipline noun and verbExample: The young mother will provide gentle discipline for her child. nounExample: The young mother will gently discipline her child. verb...

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discover - correct spelling

discover verbExample: After we discover the culprit, we can alert the police....

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discriminate - correct spelling

discriminate verb and adjectiveExample: The laws must not discriminate against people because of their race. verbExample: The discriminate art connoisseur preferred the works of Michelangelo. adjective...

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disease - correct spelling

disease nounExample: His disease interfered with his work....

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dispensable - correct spelling

dispensable adjectiveExample: Unfortunately, she was dispensable and lost her job last year....

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dissatisfied - correct spelling

dissatisfied adjective and verb (past tense and past participle of the verb dissatisfy)Example: She gave him a dissatisfied look. adjectiveExample: The movie was boring and dissatisfied the audience. verb...

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dissection - correct spelling

dissection nounExample: The students performed a dissection of the poor frog....

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dissipate - correct spelling

dissipate verbExample: The smoke will dissipate when the wind blows....

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distance - correct spelling

distance noun and verbExample: Distance makes the heart grow fonder. nounExample: She drove a long distance for their rendezvous. nounExample: We want to distance ourselves from her remarks. verb...

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distinction - correct spelling

distinction nounExample: This is a distinction without a difference.Example: He is a man of distinction....

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division - correct spelling

division nounExample: For efficiency, we relied on a division of labor.Example: Send your complaint to the customer-relations division....

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doctor - correct spelling

doctor noun and verbExample: My son, the doctor, treats small children. nounExample: The embezzler tried to doctor the accounts. verb...

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7 years ago

dollar - correct spelling

dollar nounExample: The U.S. dollar is a fiat currency.Example: The newspaper costs a dollar....

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7 years ago

dominant - correct spelling

dominant adjectiveExample: She played the dominant role in the company’s success....

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doubt - correct spelling

doubt verb and nounExample: We started to doubt our convictions. verbExample: Her dubious credentials raised a serious doubt about her promotion. noun...

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7 years ago

dough - correct spelling

dough nounExample: She kneaded the dough and baked some fabulous bread.Example: He was broke. He had no dough. Slang....

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doughty - correct spelling

doughty adjectiveExample: The doughty soldier charged the enemy’s position....

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7 years ago

dozen - correct spelling

dozen noun and adjectiveExample: A dozen should be enough. nounExample: We ordered a dozen eggs. adjective...

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drunkenness - correct spelling

drunkenness nounNot drunkeness.Example: His drunkenness caused him to lose control of the car....

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7 years ago

dumbbell - correct spelling

dumbbell nounNot dumbell.Example: The weightlifter used a 100-pound dumbbell.Example: By all accounts, that politician is a dumbbell. Slang....

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7 years ago

dyed - correct spelling

dyed verb (past tense and past participle of the verb dye)See died.Example: He dyed the wool a bright red....

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earnest - correct spelling

earnest adjective and nounExample: The earnest young worker received a Christmas bonus. adjectiveExample: Now the campaign will begin in earnest. noun...

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7 years ago

easily - correct spelling

easily adverbGrammar.com's section on the Parts of Speech discusses the demise of -ly adverbs. Click here for that discussion.Example: He easily won the race, finishing ahead of the favorites....

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7 years ago

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