English Words with “D” to Enrich Your Vocabulary

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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

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