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detriment n. Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss. disconsolate adj. Grief-stricken.
detrude v. To push down forcibly. discontinuance n. Interruption or intermission.
deviate v. To take a different course. discord n. Absence of harmoniousness.
devilry n. Malicious mischief. discountenance v. To look upon with disfavor.
deviltry n. Wanton and malicious mischief. discover v. To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
devious adj. Out of the common or regular track. discredit v. To injure the reputation of.
devise v. To invent. discreet adj. Judicious.
devout adj. Religious. discrepant adj. Opposite.
dexterity n. Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any discriminate v. To draw a distinction.
mechanical work. discursive adj. Passing from one subject to another.
diabolic adj. Characteristic of the devil. discussion n. Debate.
diacritical adj. Marking a difference. disenfranchise v. To deprive of any right privilege or power
diagnose v. To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena. disengage v. To become detached.
diagnosis n. Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease. disfavor n. Disregard.
dialect n. Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district. disfigure v. To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
dialectician n. A logician. dishabille n. Undress or negligent attire.
dialogue n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part. dishonest adj. Untrustworthy.
diaphanous adj. Transparent. disillusion v. To disenchant.
diatomic adj. Containing only two atoms. disinfect v. To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
diatribe n. A bitter or malicious criticism. disinfectant n. A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
dictum n. A positive utterance. disinherit v. To deprive of an inheritance.
didactic adj. Pertaining to teaching. disinterested adj. Impartial.
difference n. Dissimilarity in any respect. disjunctive adj. Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
differentia n. Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species. dislocate v. To put out of proper place or order.
differential adj. Distinctive. dismissal n. Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
differentiate v. To acquire a distinct and separate character. dismount v. To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
diffidence n. Self-distrust. disobedience n. Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction.
diffident adj. Affected or possessed with self-distrust. disobedient adj. Neglecting or refusing to obey.
diffusible adj. Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly. disown v. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself.
diffusion n. Dispersion. disparage v. To regard or speak of slightingly.
dignitary n. One who holds high rank. disparity n. Inequality.
digraph n. A union of two characters representing a single sound. dispel v. To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
digress v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental dispensation n. That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
matter. displace v. To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
dilapidated pa. Fallen into decay or partial ruin. dispossess v. To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
dilate v. To enlarge in all directions. disputation n. Verbal controversy.
dilatory adj. Tending to cause delay. disqualify v. To debar.
dilemma n. A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is disquiet v. To deprive of peace or tranquility.
necessary. disregard v. To take no notice of.
dilettante n. A superficial amateur. disreputable adj. Dishonorable or disgraceful.
diligence n. Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken. disrepute n. A bad name or character.
dilute v. To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something. disrobe v. To unclothe.
diminution n. Reduction. disrupt v. To burst or break asunder.
dimly adv. Obscurely. dissatisfy v. To displease.
dissect v. To cut apart or to pieces.
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dissection n. The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal. donee n. A person to whom a donation is made.
dissemble v. To hide by pretending something different. donor n. One who makes a donation or present.
disseminate v. To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown. dormant adj. Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
dissension n. Angry or violent difference of opinion. doublet n. One of a pair of like things.
dissent n. Disagreement. doubly adv. In twofold degree or extent.
dissentient n. One who disagrees. dowry n. The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
dissentious adj. Contentious. drachma n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
dissertation n. Thesis. dragnet n. A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
disservice n. An ill turn. dragoon n. In the British army, a cavalryman.
dissever v. To divide. drainage n. The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes,
dissimilar adj. Different. etc.
dissipate v. To disperse or disappear. dramatist n. One who writes plays.
dissipation n. The state of being dispersed or scattered. dramatize v. To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
dissolute adj. Lewd. drastic adj. Acting vigorously.
dissolution n. A breaking up of a union of persons. drought n. Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to
dissolve v. To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture. wither.
dissonance n. Discord. drowsy adj. Heavy with sleepiness.
dissonant adj. Harsh or disagreeable in sound. drudgery n. Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
dissuade v. To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or dubious adj. Doubtful.
pleading. duckling n. A young duck.
dissuasion n. The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through ductile adj. Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
persuasion, or pleading. duet n. A composition for two voices or instruments. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]