| A | B |
|---|
| not, away, apart | DIS, DI, DIF |
| disaster | lit. the stars not in a favorable position; a misfortune |
| disburse | lit. to take away from a purse; to pay out, as from a fund |
| discomfit | lit. to undo; to thwart the plans of; to make uneasy |
| disconcert | to upset; to frustrate |
| disconsolate | not able to be consoled; hopelessly sad |
| discordant | lit. hearts apart; not in accord; disagreeable to the ear |
| disease | lit. not at ease; illness |
| dismantle | originally, to take a man's cloak off his back; to strip a house of furnishings; to take apart |
| disparate | lit. not equal; unlike |
| disparity | difference; unlikeness |
| display | lit. to fold apart or unfold; to show |
| disproportionate | not proportionate; out of proportion in size, shape, or amount |
| dissect | to cut apart, especially for anatomical study |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as if sowing seed |
| dissent | to differ in opinion or feeling; to withhold approval |
| dissident | lit. sitting apart; one who disagrees; a disenter |
| to array | AREER |
| star | ASTER |
| a purse | BURSA |
| to do | FAC |
| to bring into agreement | CONCERT |
| heart | CORD |
| cloak | MANTEL |
| equal | PAR |
| to fold | PLIC |
| to cut | SECT |
| seed | SEMIN |
| to feel | SENT |
| to sit | SID |
| dissuade | to turn a person away (from a course) by persuasion |
| disarray | lit. not arrayed or arranged properly; a state of disorder or confusion; disorderly dress |
| distract | to draw away the attention |
| diverse | lit. turned away from each other; unlike, as diverse opinions |
| diversion | something that turns the mind away and relaxes and entertains |
| divorce | lit. a turning away (in different directions); a dissolution of a marriage |
| to turn | VERS |
| to draw | TRACT |
| to persuade | SUAD |
