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Words starting with “D”

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(266 Words with Meaning in English)

1. dab  touch lightly
2. dais  platform
3. dally  procrastinate, linger
4. dank  cold and damp
5. dauntless  courageous
6. de facto  actual, in effect
7. de jure  legally
8. de rigueur  very formal, compulsory
9. deadpan  expressionless
10. dearth  scarcity
11. debacle  a rout, defeat
12. debase  degrade
13. debauch  corrupt
14. debauchery  indulgence
15. debilitate   weaken
16. debonair  sophisticated, affable
17. debrief  interrogate, inform
18. debunk  refute, expose
19. debutante  a girl debuting into society
20. decadence  decay (e.g. moral or cultural)
21. decant  pour
22. decapitate kill by beheading
23. decathlon  athletic contest
24. deceive  trick
25. deciduous  shedding leaves
26. decimate   destroy
27. decipher  decode
28. decline  decrease in number
29. decommission  take a ship out of service
30. decorous  seemly, dignified
31. decorum  protocol, etiquette
32. decree  official order
33. decrepitude  enfeeblement
34. decry  castigate
35. deduce conclude
36. deduct subtract
37. deem  judge
38. deface  mar, disfigure
39. defamation  (noun)  slander
40. defame  (verb)  slander
41. defeatist  one who is resigned to defeat
42. defer  postpone
43. deference  courteously yielding to another
44. deficit   shortage
45. defile  pollute, corrupt
46. definitive   conclusive, final
47. deflect  turn aside
48. deflower   despoil
49. defraud  swindle
50. defray  pay
51. deft  skillful
52. defunct   extinct
53. degrade  demean
54. dehydrate  dry out
55. deign  condescend
56. deity  a god
57. delectable   delicious
58. delegate  authorize
59. delete  remove
60. deleterious   harmful
61. deliberate  ponder
62. delineate  draw a line around, describe
63. delinquent  negligent, culpable
64. delirium  mental confusion, ecstasy
65. delude  deceive
66. deluge  a flood
67. delve  dig, explore (of ideas)
68. demagogue  a politician who appeals to base instincts
69. demean degrade
70. demeanor  behavior
71. demented deranged
72. demise  death
73. demobilize  disband
74. demography  study of human populations
75. demoralize  dishearten
76. demote  lower in rank
77. demur  take (mild) exception, balk
78. demure sedate, reserved
79. denigrate  defame
80. denizen  dweller
81. denomination   class, sect
82. denote  signify, stand for
83. denouement   resolution
84. denounce  condemn
85. denude  strip bare
86. depart  leave
87. depict  portray
88. deplete  exhaust
89. deplore  condemn
90. deploy  arrange forces
91. deportment  behavior, posture
92. deposition   testimony
93. depravity  immorality, wickedness
94. deprecate  belittle
95. depredation  preying on, plunder
96. deprive  take away
97. deracinate uproot
98. derelict negligent
99. deride  ridicule
100. derisive   mocking
101. derogatory  degrading
102. derrick  crane
103. desecrate  profane, defile
104. desiccate  dehydrate
105. designate   appoint
106. desist    stop
107. desolate   forsaken
108. despicable   contemptible
109. despise  loathe
110. despondent  depressed
111. despot  tyrant
112. destitute  poor
113. desuetude   disuse
114. desultory  without direction in life
115. detached  emotionally removed
116. detain  confine
117. détente  truce
118. detention  confinement
119. deter  discourage, prevent
120. deterrent  hindrance, disincentive
121. detract  lessen, undermine
122. detractor  one who criticizes
123. detrimental  harmful
124. detritus  debris
125. devastate  lay waste
126. deviate  turn away from
127. devise   plan
128. devoid   empty
129. devotee  enthusiast, follower
130. devout   pious
131. diabolical   devilish
132. dialectic  pertaining to debate
133. diaphanous  sheer, translucent
134. diatribe  long denunciation
135. dicey   risky
136. dichotomy  a division into two parts
137. dictate  command
138. dictum  saying
139. didactic  instructional
140. diffident  shy
141. digress   ramble
142. dilapidated  neglected
143. dilate  enlarge
144. dilatory  procrastinating
145. dilemma  a difficult choice
146. dilettante  amateur, dabbler
147. diligent  hard-working
148. diminution   reduction
149. diocese   district
150. dire dreadful
151. dirigible   airship,  blimp
152. disabuse   correct
153. disaffect   alienate
154. disarray  disorder
155. disavow  deny, disown
156. disband  disperse
157. disburse   pay out
158. discernible   visible
159. discerning  observant
160. disclaim   renounce
161. disconcert   confuse
162. disconsolate   inconsolable
163. discord  lack of harmony
164. discourse  conversation
165. discreet   prudent
166. discrepancy  difference, disagreement
167. discrete  separate
168. discretion  prudence, the ability to make well-reasoned decisions
169. discriminating  able to see differences
170. discursive   rambling
171. disdain  contempt
172. disengage  release, detach
173. disfigure   mar,  ruin
174. disgruntled  disappointed
175. dishevel    muss
176. disinclination   unwillingness
177. disingenuous  deceptive, insincere
178. disinter   unearth
179. disinterested   impartial
180. disjointed  disconnected, incoherent
181. dismal   gloomy
182. dismantle  take apart
183. dismay  dread
184. disparage  belittle
185. disparate  various
186. disparity  difference, inequality
187. dispassionate   impartial
188. dispatch   send
189. dispel  cause to banish
190. disperse  scatter
191. dispirit  discourage
192. disposition attitude,  temper
193. dispossess  take away possessions
194. disputatious  fond of arguing
195. dispute  debate
196. disquietude   anxiety
197. disquisition  elaborate treatise
198. disrepute  disgrace
199. dissemble  pretend, hide true beliefs
200. disseminate   distribute
201. dissent  disagree with the majority
202. dissertation   lecture
203. dissidence  disagreement
204. dissipate  scatter, squander
205. dissolute   profligate, immoral
206. dissolution   disintegration
207. dissonance  discord
208. dissuade  deter
209. distend   swell
210. distortion   misinterpret,  lie
211. distract  divert
212. distrait  preoccupied, absent-minded
213. distraught  distressed
214. distrust   suspect
215. dither  move without purpose
216. diurnal  daily
217. diva  prima donna
218. diverge  branch off
219. diverse  varying
220. diversion   pastime
221. diversity   variety
222. divest  strip, deprive
223. dividend  distributed profits
224. divine   foretell
225. divisive   causing conflict
226. divulge   disclose
227. docile  domesticated, trained
228. dock  curtail
229. doctrinaire  dogmatic
230. document  verify
231. dodder  tremble
232. dogged  persistent
233. doggerel  poor verse
234. dogmatic  certain, unchanging in opinion
235. dolce  sweetly and gently
236. doldrums  dullness
237. doleful  sorrowful
238. dolorous   gloomy
239. domicile   home
240. dominion  area of authority
241. don  assume, put on
242. donor  contributor
243. dormant  asleep
244. dossier   file
245. dotage   senility
246. doting  attending
247. double-entendre   having two meanings one of which is sexually suggestive
248. doughty  resolute, unafraid
249. dour  sullen
250. dowager   widow
251. doyen  dean of a group
252. draconian   harsh
253. dregs  residue, riffraff
254. drivel  inane speech
255. droll  amusing
256. drone  speak in a monotonic voice
257. dubious  doubtful
258. ductile  stretchable
259. dudgeon  resentment, indignant humor
260. duenna  governess
261. duet  twosome
262. dulcet  melodious
263. dupe  one who is easily trick, victim
264. duplicity  deceit, treachery
265. duress  coercion
266. dynamic  energetic