vocab by letter "D"
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>>>dainty===delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please;
>>>dally===trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
>>>decorous===proper
>>>defer===give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
>>>defiance===refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
>>>deign===condescend; stoop
>>>delude===deceive
>>>deluge===flood; rush;
>>>delve===dig; search deeply; investigate
>>>demure===(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious
>>>deplore===regret; express sorrow
>>>deploy===spread out
>>>depravity===extreme corruption
>>>deranged===insane
>>>>derelict===negligent
>>>derivation===deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word
>>>derivative===unoriginal; obtained from another source
>>>desecrate===profane; violate the sanctity of<अपवित्र>
>>>despise===look on with scorn
>>>deterrent===something that discourages or deters
>>>diaphanous===sheer; transparent
>>>dictum===authoritative and weighty statement
>>>diligence===steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
>>>disavowal===denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning;
>>>disburse===pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement;
>>>discomfit===frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
>>>discrete===separate; unconnected
>>>discretion===prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances
>>>disgruntle===make discontented
>>>disheveled===untidy
>>>disenfranchise===disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
>>>disengage===uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage
>>>disfigure===mar the appearance of; spoil
>>>disgorge===surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge
>>>disgruntle===make discontented
>>>dishearten===discourage
>>>disheveled===untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel
>>>dishonor====disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
>>>disinclination===unwillingness
>>>disingenuous====not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise
>>>disputatious===argumentative; fond of argument
>>>dissuade===persuade not to do; discourage;
>>>distrait===absentminded; distracted
>>>divest===strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture
>>>dogged===determined; stubborn
>>>dogmatic===opinionated
>>>dotage===senility; feeble mindedness of old age;
>>>dour===sullen; gloomy; stubborn
>>>draught===current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads
>>>drivel===nonsense; foolishness
>>>droll===queer and amusing
>>>drudgery===hard unpleasant work; menial work
>>>duress===forcible restraint
>>>dutiful(duteous)===(of people or their behavior) respectful
>>>dyspeptic===suffering from indigestion