brave
Ray decided to brave a visit to the dentist’s.
have the courage
The airman had the courage to go back to the burning plane.
risk
The athlete was not willing to risk getting an injury.
venture
Dad ventured to ask his boss for a pay rise.
dare (2) VERB
If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to do it.
challenge
Yoshi challenged Tim to climb the wall.
defy
I defied my sister to race me.
daring ADJECTIVE
A daring person is bold and willing to take risks.
adventurous
“Rihana is the adventurous type,” her dad said. “She’s always getting into scrapes.”
brave
It was a brave and unexpected move by the submarine captain.
fearless
Even as a young midshipman, Nelson displayed a fearless character.
dark (1) ADJECTIVE
If it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly.
dim
In the dim light of the cave, Crusoe could make out a heap of bones.
dingy
With the shutters closed, the villa was dingy after the bright sunlight outside.
gloomy
On every gloomy landing, paintings of the baron’s ancestors stared out from the walls.
murky
The divers could not see anything in the murky depths of the lake.
shadowy
A sinister figure appeared from a shadowy side street.
ANTONYM: light
dark (2) NOUN
The dark is the lack of light in a place.
dusk
Street lights began to twinkle in the dusk.
gloom
In the gloom of the attic, Nathan made out two staring eyes.
murk
Zora wished she was on the beach, not in the murk of a Manchester night.
ANTONYM: light
dawn NOUN
Dawn is the time in the morning when light first appears in the sky.
break of day
A chorus of hungry birds started up at the break of day.
daybreak
The search for the missing girl resumed at daybreak.
sunrise
By sunrise, the diver and his team were already at the pier.
ANTONYM: dusk
dazed ADJECTIVE
If you are dazed, you are confused and bewildered.
bewildered
Mum was bewildered by the huge range of mobile phones on offer.
confused
Granny sometimes gets confused and says odd things.
light-headed
The paint smell was so strong that I began to feel light-headed.
shocked
After the bomb, shocked, dusty people wandered hopelessly around.
stunned
I felt stunned by the unexpected news about James’s accident.
dead ADJECTIVE
A person, animal or plant that is dead is no longer alive.
deceased
It was thought that the deceased man came originally from Ireland.
extinct
The extinct moa of New Zealand was a flightless bird like an ostrich.
late
Many people paid tribute to Mrs Suleiman’s late husband.
ANTONYM: alive
deadly ADJECTIVE
Something deadly is likely or able to cause death.
lethal
The machine guns dispensed a lethal curtain of fire across the muddy wilderness.
mortal
Frodo suddenly came face to face with his mortal enemy.
deal NOUN
A deal is an agreement or arrangement, especially in business.
agreement
The countries formed an agreement about imports and exports.
arrangement
Dad made an arrangement to pick the car up on Tuesday.
contract
The player’s contract with his club will expire in a year’s time.
deal with VERB
If you deal with something, you do what is necessary to sort it out.
attend to
The receptionist has promised to attend
