| A | B |
|---|
| defeatist | adj. acceptance or epectation of or resignation to defeat |
| deference | n. respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| definitive | adj. serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| deign | v. to condescend reluctantly |
| delirium | n. misleading |
| delusion | n. manner |
| demeanor | n. manner |
| deprecate | v. to show disapproval |
| depredation | n. robbing or destroying by enemy troops |
| derelict | adj. no doing what one should...neglectful |
| desiccate | v. to dry out |
| despot | n. a person who treats those under him rudely |
| desultory | adj. passing from one thing to another in an aimless way |
| detrimental | adj. damage or harm |
| dexterous | adj. skillful and quick in use of hands, body, etc. |
| diaphanous | adj. characterized by extreme delicacy of form |
| dictum | n. a saying |
| dilettante | n. a person who loves fine art |
| dint | n. strength or power |
| disavowal | v. to deny responsiblity for |
