| A | B |
|---|
| demur | to hesitate, to delay, to object |
| deprecate | to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval |
| desolate | deserted, without inhabitants, barren |
| despoil | to take possessions by force, to plunder |
| despondency | drepression, dejection |
| diffidence | shyness, reserve, unassertiveness |
| discern | to differentiate between two or more things |
| disconcerting | upsetting, frustrating |
| disdain | intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy |
| disparage | to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner |
| dissociate | separate |
| dissolution | disintegration, decomposition and dispersion |
| docile | easily managed, obedient, passive |
| edifice | a very large building |
| elicit | to bring out a response, to evoke |
| emaciated | very thin(usually as a result of starvation), wasting away |
| embellish | to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation |
| emulate | to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation) |
| engender | to cause, to produce, to create |
| engrossed | completely occupied or absorbed |
| entreaty | a plea, an earnest request |
| evanescent | fleeting; impermanent |
| execrable | extremely bad, deserving of hate |
| expeditious | done with speed and efficiency |
| felicitous | happy or delightful |
