D's Flashcards
Debilitate
To weaken or impair
Decimate
To destroy large numbers of; to inflict great damage upon
Decry
To denounce or criticize
Defamation
A malicious or abusive attack on one’s character
Delve
To deeply search through
Demise
The end of existence; death
Denigrate
To speak ill off; to belittle
Depict
To represent or describe
Deplore
To condemn; disapprove of or regret
Derision
Use of ridicule to show contempt
Derivative
Copied or adapted; something derived
Desultory
Inconsistent and irregular; aimless
Dexterity
Skill and ease of movement, especially of the hands; cleverness
Diatribe
An abusive, insulting verbal attack
Didactic
Intended for the purposes of moral teaching or instructing, even when such instruction is not necessary or welcome
Dilate
To make larger; expand
Diligent
Continuously putting in great effort
Disabuse
To free someone of believing something that is untrue
Discern
To differentiate or distinguish; to perceive
Disconcerting
Unsettling
Dislodge
To remove from a former position
Disparity
The state of being different or unequal
Disperse
To scatter or spread out
Dissemble
To disguise or conceal
Dissident
Disagreeable or one who disagrees
Dissipate
To drive away or to scatter
Dissonance
Lack of harmony; discord
Diverge
To move apart or extend in different directions; to differ in opinion
Divest
To get rid of
Docile
Easy to train or teach
Dubious
Unsure, skeptical
