D Words Flashcards
A seaport in and the capital of Senegal
Dakar
Dariole is a French term meaning a small culinary mold in the shape of a truncated cone
dariole
To remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
decorticate
(of a plant or part of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upward.
decumbent
The action or process of rendering something null and void.
defeasance
A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
definiens
A paste or powder for cleaning the teeth.
dentifrice
A bicycle mechanism that moves the chain out and up, allowing it to shift to different cogs.
derailleur
A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
despot
A person who specializes in making diagnoses, especially of medical cases.
diagnostician
A small boat for recreation or racing, especially an open boat with a mast and sails.
dinghy
To disconcert or confuse (someone).
discombobulate
Any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration.
disinclination
To spread (something, especially information) widely.
disseminate
A comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.
doggerel
Laws or rules that are really harsh and repressive
draconian
(especially of sound) Sweet and soothing.
dulcet
To be deceitful.
duplicitous
Fancy word for indigestion
dyspepsia
