| A | B |
|---|
| depreciate (verb) | to express strong disapproval of |
| derogatory (adj) | tending to lower in estimation; degrading |
| desecrate (noun) | to treat with disrespect |
| despot (noun) | monarch with unlimited power |
| deter (verb) | to discourage, to keep someone from doing something |
| devious (adj) | not straightforward; lying; roundabout |
| devoid (adj) | entirely without, lacking |
| diatribe (noun) | a denunciation; bitter verbal attack |
| didactic (adj) | intended to instruct |
| diffuse (adj) | spread out, wordy |
| diminution (noun) | a lessening |
| discerneing (adj) | keenly perceptive, shrewd |
| discern (verb) | to perceive; to recognize as distinct or different; to see things clearly |
| disdain (noun) | a feeling of contempt for anything that is regarded as unworthy, scorn |
| dismantle (verb) | to pull down, to take apart |
| disparage (verb) | to discredit; to belittle |
| disparity (noun) | lack of equality; difference |
| disperse (verb) | to send off in different directions |
| disposition (noun) | nature; tendency |
| dissipated (adj) | indulging excessively in sensual pleasures |
| dissipate (verb) | to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; to scatter in various directions |
| distraught (adj) | in a state of mental conflict and confusion, distracted |
