| A | B |
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| coxcombry | behavior that is characteristic of coxcomb; foppish conceit |
| dauphine | wife of a dauphin |
| de Stijl | school of art originating in the Netherlands in 1917 using rectangles and primary colors |
| deflagrate | to burn or cause to burn with great heat and intense light |
| defoliant | chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off |
| deign | to thinkg it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend |
| delirium tremens | acute, sometimes fatal episode of delirium usually caused by withdrawal or abstinence from alcohol |
| derogation | to take away; detract;deviate from a standard; go astray |
| desiderate | to wish to have or see happen |
| desuetude | a state of disuse or inactivity |
| detrition | the act of wearing away by friction |
| detritus | loose fragments of grains that have been worn away from rock; eroded |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| dorsolateral | of or involving both the back and the side |
| dregs | sediment in a liquid; least desirable portion |
| drugget | heavy felted fabric or wool or wool/cotton; rug |
| eclogue | a pastoral poem usually in the form of a dialogue between shepherds |
| edema | an excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue spaces or body cavity; swelling in plant organs |
| efflux | flowing outward; passing or expiration as of time |
| ellipticity | deviation from perfect circular or spherical formtoward rounded hump or protuberance |
