| A | B |
|---|
| duress | (noun) coercion; constraint by force or threat |
| disconsolate | (adj) without hope; gloomy |
| duplicity | (noun) deliberate deceitfulness in speech or behavior; treachery |
| dilettante | (noun) a dabbler in the fine arts; someone with a superficial interest |
| distraught | (adj) in a state of mental conflict; agitated |
| digress | (verb) to stray from the main subject in talking or writing |
| distend | (verb) to stretch out; to expand |
| diffident | (adj) lacking in self-confidence; shy |
| dissolute | (adj) lacking moral restraint; very wicked |
| didactic | (adj) intended to instruct; morally instructive |
| dissociate | (verb) to break the ties or connections between; to separate |
| dictum | (noun) a formal statement |
| dissemble | (verb) to disguise one's feelings, thoughts, or plans; to pretend; to feign |
| devastation | (noun) destruction; desolation |
| disparate | (adj) distinct in kind; entirely different |
| detrimental | (adj) causing damage; harmful |
| disparage | (verb) to slight; to express low regard for |
| deterrent | (noun) something that discourages or prevents through fear or doubt |
| despicable | (adj) contemptible; vile |
| discrepancy | (noun) a lack of consistency |
| efficacious | (adj) effective |
| ennui | (noun) boredom |
| effusion | (noun) a pouring forth; an unrestrained expression |
| enthrall | (verb) to cativate; to charm |
| egregious | (adj) outrageous; remarkably or extraordinarily bad |
| entity | (noun) a being; a discrete unit |
| elation | (noun) high spirits |
| epicurean | (adj.) devoted to pleasure and luxury (noun) a person devoted to pleasure |
| elicit | (verb) to draw out; to evoke |
| epilogue | (noun) a short concluding section at the end of a literary work |
| emanate | (verb) to originate from |
| epithet | (noun) a descriptive expression |
| emendation | (noun) a correction |
| equivocal | (adj) having two or more meanings; ambiguous |
| emissary | (noun) an agent or messenger |
| erroneous | (adj) false; mistaken; incorrect |
| enervate | (verb) to weaken; to deplete |
| erudite | (adj) learned; having or displaying knowledge |
| enigma | (noun) a riddle; a mystery |
| esoteric | (adj) private; intended for or understood by only a few |
| exhaustive (adjective) | thorough; comprehensive |
| evolve (verb) | to develop gradually |
| espionage (noun) | spying |
| evoke (verb) | to call forth; to elicit |
| excoriate (verb) | to tear or rub off the skin; to denounce violently |
| evasive (adjective) | avoiding by cleverness |
| ethnology (noun) | the branch of anthropology that deals with various races of people |
| excerpt (noun; verb) | an extract; to quote |
| euphemism (noun) | a mild expression used in place of one that is considered harsh or crude |
| excise (noun; verb) | a tax on the manufacture, sale, or use of certain products; to remove by cutting |
