| A | B |
|---|
| dawdler | person who is slow waste of time |
| decry | disapprove of |
| deferential | showing respect |
| deluge | great flood heavy rush of water |
| demagogue | person appealing not to reasons |
| demur | to hesitate raise objections |
| denigrate | blacken belittle sully defame |
| denouement | an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot |
| deposition | sethronement |
| deprecate | protest against express disapproval of |
| dereliction | deserting and leabing to fall into ruins |
| derision | ridicule mockery deriding |
| descry | catch sight of see smth in the distance |
| desiccant | substance used to absorb moisture |
| desuetude | cesstion of use disuse |
| desultory | aimless haphazard digressing at random |
| detumescence | diminishing or lessening of swelling |
| diaphanous | transparent gauzy |
| diatibe | bitter and violent attack in words |
| discomfit | confuse embarrass |
| disconcert | upset the self-possession of |
| discountenance | refuse to approve of |
| discreet | careful/ prudent |
| discrete | individually distinct |
| disdain | look on with contempt |
| disingenuous | sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning |
| disinter | dig up from the earth |
| disparate | essentially different |
| divestiture | taking off getting rid of giving up |
| doggerel | trivial poorly constructed verse |
| dolt | stupid fellow |
| dote | show much fondness center one's attention |
| drawl | slow way of speaking |
| droll | jesting |
| duplicity | deliberate deception |
| duress | threats to compel something |
| dissemble | to speak or behave so as to hide something |
| dissolution | disintegration looseness of morals |
| disseminate | disribute (esp ideas) |
| dulcet | melodious harmonious |
