| A | B |
|---|
| desiccate | to dry up, dehydrate |
| desuetude | cessation of use; disuse |
| desultory | aimless, haphazared, digressing at random |
| detach | separate |
| deter | discourage, hinder |
| detraction | slandering, verbal attack, aspersion |
| detumescence | diminishing or lessening of swelling |
| deviance | being different in moral standards (from normal) |
| dexterity | skill (esp. in handling) |
| dexterous | clever, skillful with hands |
| diaphanous | transparent, gauzy |
| diatribe | bitter and violent attack in words |
| dictate | order |
| diffidence | shyness |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence |
| dilate | speak comprehensively, become wider, large |
| dilatory | causing delay, procrastinating |
| disabuse | to undeceive, correct a false impression |
| disallow | refuse to allow or accept or correct |
| discern | see with an effort but clearly |
| discofit | confuse, embarrass; to defeat, put down |
| disconcert | upset the self-possession of |
| discountenance | refuse to approve of |
| discourse | speech, literature |
| discredit | refuse to believe |
| disdain | look in with contempt |
| disencumber | free from encumbrance |
| disheveled | untidy |
| disingenous | sophisticated, artful, trying to decieve, cunning |
| disinter | dig up from the earth |
| dislodge | move, force from the place occupied |
| dismal | sad, gloomy, miserable |
| disparate | essentially different |
| dispassionate | free from passion |
| dissemble | speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind) |
| disseminate | distribute (esp. ideas) |
| dissent | have a different opinion, refuse to assent |
| dissipation | going away, dispersing |
| dissolution | disintegration, looseness in morals |
| distinct | easily heard, seen, understood, clearly marked |
| distorted | pulled out of the usual shape, fiven a false account of |
| distraught | distracted, violently upset in mind |
| distress | great pain; cause discomfort |
| divergence | getting farther apart from a point |
| diverse | of different kinds |
| divestiture | taking off, getting rid of, giving up |
| divulge | make known something secret |
| doggerel | trivial, poorly constructed verse |
| dogmatic | positive, certain, arbitrary, without room for discussion |
| dogmatism | being dogmaitc |
| dolt | stupid fellow |
| dormant | on a state of inactivity but awaiting development |
| dote | show much fondness, center one's attention |
| drone | male bee; person who isn't self-employed |
| dross | waste product, slucge; something worthless, common, trivial |
| drowsiness | feeling sleepy, half asleep |
| dubious | feeling doubt |
| dud | no use person, something that fails |
| dulcet | melodious, harmonious |
| dupe | cheat, make a fool of |
| duplicity | deliberate deception |
| duress | threads to compel sombody |
| dwarf | person or somebody much below the usual size |
| dynamo | a generator, something that produces electric current; an energetic person |
| earthenware | dishes made or baked of clay |
| ebullience | exuberance, outburst of feeling |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement |
| ecumenical | representing the whole Christain world |
| edacious | voracious, devouring |
| eddy | circular or spiral movement |
| effete | infertile, worn out, weak |
| efficacy | production of a desired result |
| effluvia | outflow in a stream of particles, a noxious odor or vapor |
| effrontery | boldness, impudence, arrogance |
| egress | way out, exit |
| elaborate | worked out with much care in great detail |
| elate | stimulate |
| elation | high-spirits |
| electorate | all the electors |
| elegy | a lament, a melancholy composition |
| elicit | draw out |
| eloquence | fluent speaking; skillful use of language |
| emaciate | make thin and weak |
| embellish | make beautiful |
| embezzle | use in a wrong way for one's own benefit |
| emergence | emerging |
| emote | stir up, exite |
| empirical | relying on experiment |
| encapsulate | enclose in capsule |
| encomium | warm or glowing praise; eulogy, panegyric |
| encumbrance | burden; things that get on the way of |
| endearing | making dear or liked |
| endemic | epidemic |
| endorse | write one's name on the back of |
| enduring | lasting |
| enervate | weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate |
| engender | cause, produce, give rise to |
| engrave | impress deeply |
| engrossing | taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal |
| engulf | swallow up |
