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- derogatory
- expressing a low opinion
- desecrate
- profane; violate the sanctity of
- desolate
- unpopulated; joyless; rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake
- desperado
- recklass outlaw
- despise
- look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful
- despoil
- strip of valuables; rob
- despondent
- depressed; gloomy
- despot
- tyrant, harsh, authoritarian ruler
- desuetude
- state of disuse
- desultory
- aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
- detached
- emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically separate
- determinate
- having a fixed order of porcedure; invariable
- determination
- resolve; measurement or calculation; decision
- detraction
- slandering; aspersion
- detrimental
- harmful; damaging
- deviate
- turn away from; depart, diverge
- devious
- roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
- devise
- think up; invent; plan
- devolve
- be transferred to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen
- devotee
- enthusiastic follower
- dialectical
- relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
- diaphanous
- sheer; transparent
- diatribe
- bitter scolding; invective
- dichotomy
- split; branching into two parts
- dictum
- authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
- didactic
- teaching; instructional
- die
- device for stamping or impressing; mold
- diffuse
- wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
- digression
- wandering away from the subject
- delapidated
- ruined because of neglect
- dilatory
- tending to delay; intentionally delaying
- dilemma
- problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
- dilettant
- aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
- diligence
- steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
- dilute
- make less concentrated; reduce in strength
- diminution
- lessening; reduction in size
- dingy
- dull; not fresh; cheerless
- diorama
- life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history
- disabuse
- correct a false impression; undeceive
- disapprobation
- disapproval; condemnation
- disarray
- a disorderly or untidy state
- disavowal
- denial; disclaiming
- disband
- disslove; disperse
- discernible
- distinguishable; perceivable
- discerning
- mentally quick and observant; having insight
- disclaim
- disown; renounce claim to
- discombobulated
- confused; discomposed
- discomfit
- put to rout; defeat; disconcert
- discord
- conflich; lack of harmony
- discordant
- not harmonious; conflicting
- discourse
- formal discussion; conversation
- discredit
- defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
- discrepancy
- ;ack of consistency; difference
- discrete
- separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
- discretion
- prudence in speech, actions; ability to decide responsibly; freedom to act on one;s own
- discrimination
- able to see differences; prejudiced
- discursive
- digressing; rambling
- disdain
- view with scorn or contempt
- disembark
- go ashore; unload cargo from a ship
- disenfranchise
- deprive of a civil right
- disengage
- uncouple; separate; disconnect
- disfigure
- mar the appearance of; spoil
- disgorge
- surrender something; eject; vomit
- disgruntle
- make discontented.
- disgruntle
- make discontented.
