| A | B |
| Detail | To report minutely and distinctly; |
| Detect | To discover the true character of |
| Determine | To decide by judicial sentence; to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possibilities |
| Develop | To set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail; to evolve the possibilities of; |
| Devise | To form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles; invent; |
| Diction | Verbal description; a choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. |
| Differentiate | To mark or show a difference in; |
| Dimension | Measure in one direction; |
| Diminish | To make less or cause to appear less |
| Direct | Proceeding from one point to another in time or space without deviation or interruption; |