dally: procrastinate, linger
debase: degrade, lower in esteem
debauch: lead astray, corrupt
debonair: aiming to please, friendly
decant: pour off gently
deciduous: falling off, as of leaves
declivity: downward slope
decry: disparage
defer: suspend, postpone
deft: skillful, neat
deign: stoop, condescend
delude: deceive
deluge: rush, flood
demise: death
demotic: pertaining to the people
demur: object, hesitate
demure: coy, serious
denigrate: disparage, degrade
denizen: regular visitor, resident
denouement: outcome
deplore: regret
depravity: wickedness. corruption
deprecate: belittle, protest against
derelict: deserted, abandoned
descry: catch sight of
despondent: gloomy, depressed
destitute: extremely poor
desultory: digressing at random
detraction: aspersion, slandering
devolve: pass to others, deputize
dexterous: skillful
diatribe: denunciation. bitter scolding
didactic: instructional, teaching
diffidence: shyness
dilatory: delaying
dire: disastrous, awful
discomfit: disconcert, defeat
disconcert: embarrass, offend, upset, confuse | disconsolate: sad
discursive: rambling, digressing
disgorge: eject, vomit
disheveled: untidy
disinclination: unwillingness
disingenuous: sophisticated, not naive
disinter: unearth, dig up
dismember: cut into small parts
disparate: unrelated, basically different
disport: to frolic, play
disputatious: arguing or fond
disquietude: anxiety ,uneasiness
dissemble: pretend, uneasiness
dissent: disagree
dissident: rebellious, dissenting
dissipate: waste, scatter, squander
dissonance: opposite of harmony, discord
distend: swell out, expand
diurnal: daily
divest: deprive, strip
divulge: reveal
docile: easily managed, obedient
doddering: infirm from old age, shaky
dogged: stubborn, determined
dogmatic: doctrinal, arbitrary
dolorous: sorrowful
dorsal: relating to the back of an animal
dour: stubborn, sullen
draconian: extremely severe
ductile: flexible, pliable, malleable
dulcet: sweet sounding
duplicity: deceit, dishonest
duress: especially unlawfully |
