| A | B |
| disrupt | to disturb or interfere with the order or progress of; to break apart; to split up |
| dissuade | to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage |
| docile | easy to manage or teach; obedient |
| drastic | severe; extreme; harsh |
| dubious | cauing doubt; uncertain; questionable |
| dupe | a person easily deceived or tricked; to deceive someone |
| dwindle | to become less and less; to decrease; to shrink |
| elapse | to slip away or to pass--as in time |
| elude | to escape from or avoid, using quickness; to escape the understanding of |
| emerge | to come into view; to become visible; to become known |