| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| demented | insane |
| demerit | fault; bad quality |
| demise | death |
| demographic | related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population |
| demolition | destruction; V. demolish |
| demoniac(demoniacal) | fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil |
| demotic | of or pertaining to the people |
| demur | object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| denigrate | blacken; defame |
| denizen | (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor |
| denomination | religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| denotation | meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation |
| denouement | final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| depict | portray |
| deplete | reduce; exhaust |
| deplore | regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition |
| deploy | spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically |
| deport | send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
| depose | dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory |
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| depredation | plundering; destruction |
| deputize | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
| deranged | insane |
| derelict | negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person |
| dereliction | neglect of duty; abandonment |
| deride | ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect |
| derision | ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory |
| derivation | deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N. |
| dermatologist | one who studies the skin and its diseases |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage |
| descry | catch sight of (something distant) |
| desecrate | profane; violate the sanctity of |
| deserts | what someone deserves |
| desiccate | dry up |
| desolate | make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert |
| desperado | reckless, desperate outlaw |
| desperate | having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| despoil | plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| despot | tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| destitute | extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience |
| desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| detached | emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment |
| detain | keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention |
| determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
| determination | resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision |
| deterrent | something that discourages or deters |
| detonation | explosion |
| detraction | slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| devious | roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route |
| devise | think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest |
| devoid | empty; lacking |
| devolve | deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
| devotee | enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| devout | pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope |
| dexterous | skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| diabolical | diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
| diadem | crown |
| dialectical | relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| diatribe | bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| dichotomy | division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| die | metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| diffidence | shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| dignitary | person of high rank or position |
| digression | wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
| dilapidated | falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation |
| dilate | expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject) |
| dilatory | delaying; tending to delay |
| dilemma | situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
| dilettante | aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
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