d series 1-50 Flashcards
dab hand
an expert in something
dabble
work in non serious way
daft
silly or stupid
dainty
small and graceful
dally
to waste time or to do something slowly
procrastinate
to waste time or to do something slowly
damsel
a young unmarried girl
dank
damp /wet
dapper
neat and tidy
dappled
spotted
daub
smear
daunt
frightened
intimidate
frightened
dauntless
bold
dearth
lack of
debauched
one who is given to sex or alcohol
debilitate
weaken
debonair
fashionable /attractive
debunk
to show that something is less important
debut
something performed for the first time
decimate
kill/destroy
decipher
decode
declivity
downward slope
deface
disfigure
defacto
existing in fact
defeatist
one who accepts defeat easily
deference
respect
defiant
disobedient
defuse
reduce tension
deluge
a large amount of rain /water
denounce
to criticize strongly
deplorable
very bad
deposition
a testimony
derail
to comeoff the railway track
desecration
treatment of something scared with disrespect
desperate
feeling involving great willingness
despicable
unpleasant, causing string feeling of dislike
detente
the easing of hostility between countries
diffuse
spread over wide area
dine
eat dinner
disembarked
to leave a ship /plane after the journey
disillusion
disappointment
disinterested
impartial
disparagement
insult/abuse
dispassionate
not influenced by emotion
dispense with
get rid of or manage without
disseminate
spread widely
docile
obedient
dolorous
sad
draconian
extremely severe or harsh