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DAILY a daily run daily chores daily exercise one's daily bread (an expression meaning, "one's basic food") the daily mail
DAMAGED a damaged reputation damaged goods
DANGEROUS
DARK a “dark horse”
DEAD a dead end The Dead Sea
DECIMAL
DEEP deep space
DELICIOUS delicious food a delicious meal
DELIBERATE a deliberate act a deliberate lie
DEMEANING
DENTAL
DEPRESSING depressing news
DEPRIVED a deprived childhood
DETAILED detailed discussions detailed instructions
DESERVED
DESIGNATED a designated location a designated task a designated time
DESIRED the desired effect
DESTRUCTIVE destructive force
DETACHED a detached house
DETERMINED
DEVASTATING
DEVELOPING
DIETARY dietary fibre
DIFFERENT a different color a different interpretation a different name a different person a different place a different situation a different song a different word different clothes different sectors
DIFFICULT a difficult decision a difficult job a difficult problem a difficult task
DIGITAL a digital clock the digital divide
DIMINISHING
DIPLOMATIC diplomatic sources
DIRE
DIRECT a direct challenge a direct flight the/a direct object direct selling
DIRECTIONAL
DIRTY a "dirty old man" dirty clothes “dirty linen”
DISAPPOINTING a disappointing result disappointing news disappointing outcome
DISCOUNTED
DISGUSTING
DISTILLED
DISTRACTING
DISTRESSING
DISTURBED
DISTURBING
DIVERSE diverse opinions a diverse population
DOMESTIC domestic consumption a domestic servant
DOTTED the dotted line
DOUBLE a double agent a double standard
DRAMATIC dramatic effect a dramatic increase
DRIED
DRIPPING
DRIVING a driving rain
DRUNK
DRY a dry climate a dry mouth a dry run dry ice
DUE due process
DUMB
DWINDLING dwindling recourses
DYING a dying art
EARLY
EAST East Anglia (Anglia is a county in England) East Timor (a small country between Indonesia and New Guinea) the East Coast the east wind
EASTERN eastern Europe
EASY an easy question
ECLECTIC
ECOLOGICAL the ecological balance
ECONOMIC economic growth economic progress
EDITORIAL
EDUCATIONAL
EFFECTIVE effective control
ELECTED elected officials
ELECTRIC an electric eel an electric fan an electric light
ELECTRICAL an electrical appliance / electrical appliances an electrical cable an electrical conductor an electrical current an electrical engineer an electrical generator electrical interference electrical power
ELECTRONIC an electronic device
ELECTROMAGNETIC
EMBARRASSING
EMINENT an eminent scholar
EMOTIONAL an emotional situation
EMPTY an empty house an empty box an empty shell the "empty nest" syndrome
ENCHANTING
ENCOURAGING
ENDANGERED
ENFORCED
ENGAGING
ENLIGHTENING
ENRICHING
ENTERPRISING
ENTERTAINING
ENVIRONMENTAL environmental degradation environmental protection
EQUAL “on an equal footing” an equal say on equal terms
EQUIVOCAL an equivocal reply
ESCAPED an escaped lion an escaped prisoner
ESSENTIAL essential supplies
ESOTERIC
EUROPEAN a European tour The European Union
EVENTUAL the eventual outcome
EXCELLENT
EXCEPTIONAL an exceptional talent exceptional circumstances
EXCESS
EXCESSIVE excessive force
EXCITING
EXCRUCIATING excruciating pain
EXISTENTIAL
EXPANDED expanded opportunities
EXPANDING an expanding economy
EXPERIMENTAL an experimental car an experimental drug an experimental rocket
EXPERIENCED
EXPERIMENTAL an experimental car an experimental drug an experimental rocket
EXPERIENCED
EXPERIMENTAL
EXPECTED an expected flood an expected surge the expected result
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EXTENDED an/the extended family
EXTENSIVE extensive damage an extensive network
EXTERNAL
EXTINCT an extinct species an extinct volcano
FACIAL a facial expression facial injuries
FACTUAL
FADING a fading beauty a fading career fading light
FAIR fair trade
FAKE a fake watch fake medicine
FALLEN fallen comrades fallen tree branches
FALLING
FALSE a false beard a false impression a false name a false result
FAMOUS a famous artist a famous landmark a famous scientist
FANCY a fancy restaurant
FAR a far cry
FAST a fast train
FAVORITE my favorite food
FEDERAL the Federal government
FEMALE a female dog
FEUDAL
FEW a few days ago
FICTIONAL
FILIAL filial duty filial piety
FINAL a final decision
FINANCIAL a financial burden a financial report The Financial Times (the name of a newspaper) the financial year
FINE the fine print
FINISHED
FIRM a firm hand
FIRST a/the first edition the first generation a first timer at first light the first floor first thing in the morning from first principles the first floor the first step the first thing the first class (also used as an adjective: "a first class performance")
FLAVORED flavored milk
FLOATING
FLYING a flying visit
FORBIDDEN forbidden fruit
FORCED
FOREIGN a foreign investment a foreign language a foreign student a foreign tourist foreign affairs foreign relations the (French) Foreign Legion
FORGOTTEN
FORMAL a formal occasion
FORTHCOMING
FOUL foul language a foul smell
FRACTIONAL
FRATERNAL
FREE a free lunch a/the free market free time a free radical (in chemistry)
FRENCH a French restaurant French food the French horn (a musical instrument) the French language French Polynesia (some islands in the Pacific Ocean)
FRESH a fresh face fresh food fresh fruit fresh meat fresh vegetables fresh water
FREUDIAN (Sigmund Freud was a famous psychoanalyst.)
FRIGHTENING a frightening experience
FRONT the front line
FRONTAL the frontal lobe
FROSTED
FROZEN frozen food
FULL a full circle a full schedule a full stop full employment full parity in full swing
FUNCTIONAL
FUNDAMENTAL the fundamental tenets
FUNNY a funny story
FURNISHED a furnished house a furnished flat a furnished apartment
FURTHER further discussions further reading further study
GASTRIC
GATHERING the gathering storm
GENERAL a/the general manager a general strike a general theory a general understanding be in the general interest the general public
GENETIC
GEOGRAPHICAL a geographical location
GEOLOGICAL a geological period a geological survey
GEOMETRIC
GIFTED a gifted musician
GLANDULAR
GLOBAL a global convention the global market the global telephone network the “global village” global positioning
GOLDEN the Golden Fleece
GOOD a good friend a good man a good student good efforts (= "a good try" as in, "make good efforts" to do s'thing) Good heavens! (天啊!) Good thinking! goodwill
GOVERNING
GRAMMATICAL a grammatical error
GRAND
GRAPHIC
GRAPHICAL a graphical account in graphical detail
GREAT a great dane (a type of dog)
GREY
GROUND ground beef ('ground' = an adjective from the past participle of the verb, 'grind') ground nutmeg ground seeds
GROWING a growing boy a growing problem
GROWN a grown man a grown woman
GUARDED a guarded reply
GUIDED a guided missile
GUIDING
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