| 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 |
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