D List Vocabulary Flashcards
a fingerprint
dactylogram
a daffodil
daffodowndilly
scarcity that makes dear; famine; inadequate supply
dearth
a tumultuous breakup by ice in a river, a great disaster; a complete failure
debacle
weakening
debilitating
gentle, courteous, charming (look/appearance)
debonair
to expose the sham or falseness of
debunk
to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly; to express strong disapproval of publicly
decry
the act of throwing something or someone out a window
defenestration
characterized by facility and skill
deft
free of constraint, nonchalant; being free and easy; extended w/toe pointed in preparation for a ballet step; (attitude)
dégagé
harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way
deleterious
to laugh at contemptuously; to subject to usually bitter or contemptuous ridicule
deride/derisive/derision
prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom
de rigueur
loose material that results directly from disintegration; miscellaneous remnants; accumulation of stuff
detritus
of, relating to, or constituting a diameter, located at the diameter; completely opposed; being at opposite extremes
diametrically
hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence; distrustful, reserved, unassertive, restrained in manner
diffident; diffidence
a narrow, forested valley
dingle
force, power, blow, stroke (n.); to impress or drive in w/ force, to make a dent (v.)
dint
having two nostrils
dirhinous
to free from error, fallacy, or misconception
disabuse
barefoot
discalceate
lacking in candor; giving a false appearance of simple
disingenuous
degrading in rank/reputation
disparaging/disparage/disparagement
containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements; markedly distinct in quality or character
disparate
to take away the peace or tranquility of
disquieting
causing grief or affliction, full of grief
doleful
ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation
double entendre
marked by fearless resolution
doughty
stern, harsh, obstinate, unyielding; sullen, gloomy
dour
senior member of a body or group; oldest examples of a category
doyen/doyenne
of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him; cruel, severe
draconian
