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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 desuetude | condition of disuse; extinction |
| desultory | wandering from subject to subject; rambling |
| detente | a lessening of tension or hostility |
| deter | to discourage; to hinder |
| detergent | a cleansing agent |
| detonate | explode |
| detoxify | remove the poison from |
| detract | to take away; to diminish |
| detriment | harm; damage |
| devastate | to destroy; to overwhelm |
| deviate | to turn aside; to digress |
| devious | sly; underhand |
| devoid | completely without |
| devotee | an enthusiastic follower |
| devout | religious; pious; sincere |
| dexterity | skill; cleverness |
| diabolical | devilish; cruel |
| diadem | crown |
| dialectic | logical discussion |
| diaphanous | transparent; very sheer and light |
| diatribe | bitter criticism |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| dicker | to bargain; to argue over prices |
| diction | style of speaking |
| dictum | a positive statement |
| didactic | instructive; inclined to lecture others too much |
| diffident | shy; modest |
| diffuse | to spread; to scatter |
| digress | to wander off the subject |
| dilapidated | broken down; falling apart |
| dilate | to expand; to become wider |
| dilatory | slow or late in doing things |
| dilemma | a troubling situation |
| dilettante | a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert |
| diligent | hard-working; industrious |
| diminutive | small |
| dint | power; force |
| dipsomaniac | drunkard |
| dire | dreadful; causing disaster |
| dirge | a funeral song or hymn |
| disarray | disorder; confusion |
| disavow | to disown; to deny; to repudiate |
| disburse | to pay out |
| discern | to distinguish; to recognize; to perceive |
| disciple | a follower |
| disclaimer | denial; renunciation |
| disclose | to reveal; to make known |
| discomfiture | frustration; confusion |
| disconcert | to upset; to embarrass |
| disconsolate | without hope |
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