| Term | Definition |
| deprive | to take something away or keep from having |
| depth | a deep place in a body of water |
| deride | to make fun of |
| describe | to write or tell about |
| deserving | to earn |
| design | a plan or scheme |
| desolate | abandoned |
| despair | loss of hope |
| destroy | to put an end to |
| detachment | to be separated or apart |
| detract | to take away |
| devour | to eat greedily |
| diagnose | to recognize a disease by the symptoms |
| diagonal | running from one corner to the opposite corner |
| discredit | loss of good name or respect |
| distance | how far from one point to another point |
| distinct | different from others |
| distract | to draw attention to something else |
| disturb | to interrupt |
| doldrums | low spirits |