Oxford A1 (D)

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dad

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Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?

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noun (often used as a name) father

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dance

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Do you know any other Latin American dances?,

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noun a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a particular example of these movements and steps., he art of dancing, especially for entertainment

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dance

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They stayed up all night singing and dancing.

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verb to move your body to the sound and rhythm of music

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dancer

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She's a fantastic dancer.

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noun a person who dances or whose job is dancing

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dancing

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There was music and dancing till two in the morning.

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noun moving your body to music

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dangerous

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Poor air quality is particularly dangerous for young children.

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adjective likely to injure or harm somebody, or to damage or destroy something

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dark

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What time does it get dark in summer?, Darker colours are more practical and don't show stains., The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming., He was handsome with dark eyes.

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adjective with no or very little light, especially because it is night., not light; closer in shade to black than to white., having a colour that is close to black., brown or black in colour., He was handsome with dark eyes.

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date

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We need to fix a date for the next meeting., I hated history at school—I could never remember all those dates.

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noun a particular day of the month, sometimes in a particular year, given in numbers and words., a particular day or year when a particular event happened or will happen

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daughter

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She's the eldest daughter of an Oxford professor.

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noun a person’s female child

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day

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The house should be ready in a few days' time., Nocturnal animals sleep by day and hunt by night., Our waiter seemed to be having a bad day.

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noun a period of 24 hours., the time between when it becomes light in the morning and when it becomes dark in the evening., the hours of the day when you are active, working, etc., not sleeping

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dear

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Dear Sir or Madam

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adjective Dear used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to

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December

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She was born in December.

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noun the 12th and last month of the year

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decide

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The government has already decided that the law needs to be changed.

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verb to think carefully about the different possibilities that are available and choose one of them

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delicious

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The food was delicious.

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adjective having a very pleasant taste or smell

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describe

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Can you describe him to me? They described for us exactly what happened.

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verb to say what somebody/something is like

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description

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The name means ‘no trees’ and it is an accurate description of the island.

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noun

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design

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The magazine will appear in a new design from next month., I'm doing a course in art and design., He has created some new and original designs.

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noun the general arrangement of the different parts of something that is made, such as a building, book, machine, etc., the art or process of deciding how something will look, work, etc. by drawing plans, making computer models, etc., a drawing or plan from which something may be made

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design

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The magazine will appear in a new design from next month., I'm doing a course in art and design., He has created some new and original designs.

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noun the general arrangement of the different parts of something that is made, such as a building, book, machine, etc., the art or process of deciding how something will look, work, etc. by drawing plans, making computer models, etc., a drawing or plan from which something may be made

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design

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The blocks were specially designed and manufactured in Italy.

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verb to decide how something will look, work, etc., by drawing plans, making computer models, etc.

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desk

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I spend all day sitting at a desk., There was a long queue at the check-in desk. We asked the man on the information desk for a map of the city.

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noun a piece of furniture like a table, often with drawers., I spend all day sitting at a desk.

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detail

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Tell me the main points now; leave the details till later., The making of the movie is explored in minute detail., Can you send me your contact details?

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noun a small individual fact or item; a less important fact or item., the small facts or features of something, when you consider them all together., details [plural] information about something

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dialogue

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The novel has long descriptions and not much dialogue.

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noun a conversation in a book, play or film or in language teaching materials

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dictionary

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If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.

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noun a book or electronic resource that gives a list of the words of a language in alphabetical order and explains what they mean, or gives a word for them in a foreign language

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die

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My father died suddenly at the age of 48.

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verb to stop living

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diet

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I loved the Japanese diet of rice, vegetables and fish., He followed a strict low-fat diet. She is trying to lose weight through diet and exercise.,

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noun the food and drink that you eat and drink regularly., a limited variety or amount of food that you eat for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight; a time when you only eat this limited variety or amount.,

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difference

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Americans and Brits speak the same language, but there are big cultural differences.

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noun the way in which two people or things are not like each other; the way in which somebody/something has changed.,

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different

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He's different than the rest., She offered us five different kinds of cake.

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adjective somebody/something; not like somebody/something else., separate and individual

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difficult

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The competition judges were given a very difficult task., I found myself in a difficult situation.

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difficult not easy; needing effort or skill to do or to understand., full of problems; causing a lot of trouble

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dinner

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What shall we have for dinner tonight?, The winner will be announced at a gala dinner.

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noun the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening., a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten

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dirty

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My thumb had left a dirty mark on the paper.

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adjective adjective

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discuss

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I'm not prepared to discuss this on the phone. They discussed the whole family possibly travelling together.

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verb to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something.,

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dish

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Bake in a shallow dish for 45 mins., I'll do the dishes., a savoury dish of curried rice and lamb

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noun a flat shallow container for cooking food in or serving it from., often the dishes [plural] the plates, bowls, cups, etc. that have been used for a meal and need to be washed., food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal