| Term | Definition |
|---|
| devour | to eat up hungrily; to consumer greedily |
| diffidence | shyness, lack of confidence, hesitance |
| dilatory | delaying, procrastinating |
| discourse | communication, conversation, a formal discussion |
| discrepancy | difference, inconsistency |
| disfigure | to damage the beauty or appearance of something, to deface |
| disreputable | having a bad reputation, dishonorable |
| dissemble | to mislead, to cover up, to give a false appearance |
| distend | to swell and extend |
| docile | easily managed, tractable |
| domineer | to dominate someone, to be controlling in a pushy or tyrannical way |
| dreary | dull, boring; dismal, sad |
| drone | to make a continuous low monotonous sound or buzz |
| drought | a period of dry weather, damaging to crops |
| efface | to wipe out, erase |
| elucidate | to make clear, to explain lucidly |
| emaciated | thin and worn out, often by starvation or disease |
| embark | to board a boat or plane |
| embed | to become firmly planted or stuck within something |
| embody | to personify, exemplify, or give a concrete form to; to provide with a body, incarnate |
| embroil | to involve in conflict or confusion |
| emission | the giving off of a gas or radiation |
| emit | to discharge, to let out (a sound a gas, etc.) |
| endeavor | a strong effort to do something, an attempt |
| enfranchise | to give someone the right to vote, or a share in power |
| entail | to cause or to involve by necessity |
| enthrall | to enslave |
| entice | to lead on by exciting, to allure, to tempt |
| entrap | to catch or ensnare, especially to lure someone into doing something illegal in order to arrest him |
| enunciate | to speak clearly and distinctly, to articulate, to proclaim |
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