Vocabulary Words
deadline
B1noun, verb
A boundary around a prison, prisoners crossing which would be shot. (+5 more)
death
A2noun
(often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe (+5 more)
debate
A2noun, verb
(frequently in the French form d�bat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin. (+10 more)
debit
B2adjective, noun, verb
A sum of money taken out of a bank account. Thus called, because in bank's bookkeeping a cash withdrawal diminishes the amount of money held on the account, i.e. bank's debt to the customer. (+5 more)
debit card
B2noun
A card much like a credit card, but which takes money directly from the bank account, rather than borrowing the money from the issuer of the card.
debt
B1noun
An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due. (+3 more)
decay
B2noun, verb
(of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon. (+8 more)