| |
| dabble |
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move
noisily in a liquid |
| dainty |
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy
to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| dais |
raised platform for speakers or other important people |
| dally |
trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary
seriousness; procrastinate; waste time |
| damn |
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting
punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation |
| dank |
damp; unpleasantly wet |
| dapper |
neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat
in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry |
| dappled |
spotted |
| dart |
move or throw suddenly and quickly |
| daub |
smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky;
Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of
sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| daunt |
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten |
| dauntless |
bold; fearless |
| dawdle |
loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| daze |
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N. |
| dazzle |
make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill
with wonder |
| deadlock |
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting
forces; stalemate |
| deadpan |
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an
expressionless face |
| dearth |
scarcity |
| debacle |
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| debar |
bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services |
| debase |
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower
in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement |
| debauch |
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery:
wild behavior (with sex and alcohol) |
| debilitate |
weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble |
| debonair |
(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed;
aiming to please; CF. of good disposition |
| debris |
rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken
or destroyed |
| debunk |
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
| debut |
d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation
of a young woman to society |
| debutante |
young woman making formal entrance into society |
| decadence |
decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization,
or art); ADJ. decadent |
| decant |
pour off gently (wine or liquid) |
| decapitate |
behead |
| decelerate |
slow down |
| deciduous |
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth
as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth |
| decimate |
kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy
or kill a large part of |
| decipher |
decode; CF. indecipherable |
| declivity |
downward slope |
| decollete |
(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage:
low neckline (on a dress) |
| decomposition |
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into
simple parts |
| decorous |
proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance) |
| decorum |
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness
of behavior or conduct |
| decoy |
lure or bait; V. |
| decree |
authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of
law; V: order or judge by decree |
| decrepit |
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use;
Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| decrepitude |
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or
old age |
| decry |
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something
dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence
of modern films |
| deducible |
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| deface |
mar; disfigure |
| defalcate |
embezzle |
| defame |
harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander;
N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory |
| default |
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present;
V. |
| defeatist |
resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or
failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism |
| defect |
shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite
one) |
| defection |
desertion |
| defer |
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt
temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with,
courteous |
| deference |
courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding
to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential;
OP. effrontery |
| defiance |
refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant |
| defile |
pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane;
desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| definitive |
most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot
be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive
decision by the supreme court |
| deflect |
turn aside; turn away from a straight course |
| defoliate |
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals);
N. defoliant |
| defray |
provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of;
pay |
| defrock |
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock |
| deft |
neat; skillful |
| defunct |
dead; no longer in use or existence |
| degenerate |
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become
worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt
person |
| degradation |
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade:
debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth;
demote (someone); reduce in rank |
| dehydrate |
remove water from; dry out |
| deify |
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings
were deified; CF. deity |
| deign |
condescend; stoop |
| delete |
erase; strike out |
| deleterious |
harmful |
| deliberate |
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| delineate |
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation |
| delirium |
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement;
ADJ. delirious |
| delta |
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river |
| delude |
deceive |
| deluge |
flood; rush; V. |
| delusion |
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions
of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that |
| delusive |
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain
hopes; Ex. delusive promises |
| delve |
dig; search deeply; investigate |
| demagogue |
person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader
of people; CF. demagoguery |
| demean |
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| demeanor |
behavior; bearing |
| demented |
insane |
| demerit |
fault; bad quality |
| demise |
death |
| demographic |
related to population balance; N. demography: statistical
study of human population |
| demolition |
destruction; V. demolish |
| demoniac(demoniacal) |
fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being;
devil |
| demotic |
of or pertaining to the people |
| demur |
object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection
(showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working
on Sunday |
| demure |
(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy;
pretending to be demure |
| denigrate |
blacken; defame |
| denizen |
(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of
a particular place; regular visitor |
| denomination |
religious group; unit in a system; name or designation;
CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic |
| denotation |
meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate;
refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation |
| denouement |
final outcome; final development of the plot of a play
or other literary work; the end of a story when everything
is explained |
| denounce |
condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| depict |
portray |
| deplete |
reduce; exhaust |
| deplore |
regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something
bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable:
very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable
living condition |
| deploy |
spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle
line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or
strategically |
| deport |
send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment |
| depose |
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify |
| deposition |
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| depravity |
extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave |
| deprecate |
express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle;
ADJ. deprecatory |
| depreciate |
lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| depredation |
plundering; destruction |
| deputize |
work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who
has the power to take charge when the leading person is
away |
| deranged |
insane |
| derelict |
negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something)
deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property;
homeless or vagrant person |
| dereliction |
neglect of duty; abandonment |
| deride |
ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect |
| derision |
ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory |
| derivation |
deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation
of the word |
| derivative |
unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative
prose style; N. |
| dermatologist |
one who studies the skin and its diseases |
| derogatory |
expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate:
detract; disparage |
| descry |
catch sight of (something distant) |
| desecrate |
profane; violate the sanctity of |
| deserts |
what someone deserves |
| desiccate |
dry up |
| desolate |
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert |
| desperado |
reckless, desperate outlaw |
| desperate |
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent
because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last
resort |
| despise |
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful;
ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| despoil |
plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village |
| despondent |
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency:
loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| despot |
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism |
| destitute |
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly
lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience |
| desultory |
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
| detached |
emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement;
calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment;
CF. attachment |
| detain |
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention |
| determinate |
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined;
invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
| determination |
resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation;
decision |
| deterrent |
something that discourages or deters |
| detonation |
explosion |
| detraction |
slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor |
| detrimental |
harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| deviate |
turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from
an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation;
Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| devious |
roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course;
not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious
route |
| devise |
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest |
| devoid |
empty; lacking |
| devolve |
deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work,
or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to |
| devotee |
enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach |
| devout |
pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout
hope |
| dexterous |
skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| diabolical |
diabolic; devilish; fiendish |
| diadem |
crown |
| dialectical |
relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal;
Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving
at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments |
| diaphanous |
sheer; transparent |
| diatribe |
bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse |
| dichotomy |
division into two opposite parts; split; branching
into two parts (especially contradictory ones) |
| dictum |
authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge
in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental,
nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| didactic |
(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson;
teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |
| die |
metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device
for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice |
| diffidence |
shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident |
| diffuse |
wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas);
V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion;
CF. suffuse |
| dignitary |
person of high rank or position |
| digression |
wandering away from the subject; V. digress |
| dilapidated |
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because
of neglect; Ex. dilapidated old car/castle; N. dilapidation |
| dilate |
expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on
(a subject) |
| dilatory |
delaying; tending to delay |
| dilemma |
situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable
options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives |
| dilettante |
aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge
(not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight |
| diligence |
steadiness of effort; persistent hard work |
| dilute |
make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength;
Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
| diminution |
lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| din |
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying
repetition |
| dinghy |
small boat (often ship's boat) |
| dingy |
(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain |
| dint |
means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work |
| diorama |
life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history;
three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a
painted background |
| dire |
warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers)
very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food |
| dirge |
funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over
a dead person) |
| disabuse |
correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a
wrong belief |
| disaffected |
disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to
lose affection or loyalty |
| disapprobation |
disapproval; condemnation |
| disarray |
state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex.
with her clothes in disarray |
| disavowal |
denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow;
CF. disclaim |
| disband |
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate;
Ex. The club has disbanded. |
| disbar |
make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| disburse |
pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse |
| discernible |
distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement |
| discerning |
mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive;
able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive |
| disclaim |
disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer |
| disclose |
reveal; N. disclosure |
| discombobulated |
discomposed; confused |
| discomfit |
frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass;
perturb |
| discompose |
disturb the composure of; confuse |
| disconcert |
confuse; upset; embarrass; perturb |
| disconsolate |
hopelessly sad (at the loss of something) |
| discord |
conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical
notes are played) |
| discordant |
not harmonious; conflicting |
| discount |
disregard; regard (a story or news) as unimportant;
deduct from a cost |
| discourse |
serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion
(either written or spoken); conversation; V. |
| discredit |
defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve;
N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful |
| discrepancy |
lack of consistency or agreement as between facts;
difference; Ex. discrepancy between two descriptions |
| discrete |
separate; unconnected |
| discretion |
prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances;
freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary |
| discriminate |
distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference |
| discriminating |
able to see differences; discerning; prejudiced; N.
discrimination |
| discursive |
(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without
any clear plan) |
| disdain |
treat with scorn or contempt |
| disembark |
debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from
a ship; CF. embark |
| disenfranchise |
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise |
| disengage |
uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP.
engage |
| disfigure |
mar the appearance of; spoil |
| disgorge |
surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP. gorge |
| disgruntle |
make discontented |
| dishearten |
discourage |
| disheveled |
untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel |
| dishonor |
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable |
| disinclination |
unwillingness |
| disingenuous |
not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise;
OP. ingenuous |
| disinter |
dig up; unearth; OP. inter |
| disinterested |
unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective |
| disjointed |
disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect;
disjoin |
| disjunction |
act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive:
expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction;
CF. conjunctive |
| dislodge |
remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge
the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| dismantle |
take apart; disassemble |
| dismember |
cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from
limb |
| dismiss |
eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put
out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge
from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N.
dismissal |
| disparage |
belittle |
| disparate |
basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated |
| disparity |
difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity |
| dispassionate |
calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings |
| dispatch |
speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all
due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish
promptly; kill |
| dispel |
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish |
| dispense |
distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation:
dispensing; religious system; official exemption from
an obligation or a rule |
| disperse |
scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd |
| dispirited |
lacking in spirit |
| disport |
amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
| disproportion |
lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate |
| disputatious |
argumentative; fond of argument |
| disquietude |
uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| disquisition |
formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results
of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report |
| dissection |
analysis; cutting apart in order to examine |
| dissemble |
disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend |
| disseminate |
distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds) |
| dissension |
disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group |
| dissent |
disagree |
| dissertation |
formal essay; treatise |
| dissident |
dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government);
rebellious; N. |
| dissimulate |
pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble |
| dissipate |
squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| dissolution |
disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness
in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute:
lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life |
| dissonance |
discord |
| dissuade |
persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion |
| distant |
reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting;
ADV. distantly |
| distend |
expand; swell out |
| distill |
refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation);
concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex.
distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew |
| distinct |
clearly different; clearly noticed |
| distinction |
honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination;
Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction |
| distinctive |
clearly different from others of the same kind |
| distort |
twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent;
N. distortion |
| distract |
take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally;
make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
| distrait |
absentminded; distracted |
| distraught |
upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled
almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry |
| diurnal |
daily; occurring during the daytime |
| diva |
operatic singer; prima donna |
| diverge |
vary; go in different directions from the same point;
ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
| diverse |
differing in some characteristics (from each other);
various; N. diversity: | variety; dissimilitude; lack
of resemblance |
| diversion |
act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside
from a course; distract; amuse |
| divest |
strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess;
N. divestiture(divestment) |
| divine |
perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee
the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination |
| divulge |
reveal |
| docile |
obedient; easily managed; submissive |
| docket |
program as for trial; book where such entries are made;
list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package
listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket |
| doctrinaire |
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic;
unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine
without regard to its practical difficulties |
| doctrine |
teachings in general; particular principle (religious,
legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal |
| document |
provide written evidence (for a claim); record with
documents; N. |
| doddering |
shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder |
| doff |
take off; OP. don |
| dogged |
determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious;
Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean |
| doggerel |
poor verse |
| dogmatic |
opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary;
doctrinal |
| doldrums |
blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive)
period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator
where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex.
in the doldrums |
| dolorous |
sorrowful; N. dolor |
| dolt |
slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull |
| domicile |
home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex.
He is domiciled in Britain. |
| dominant |
exercising the most influence; high and easily seen;
stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive |
| dominate |
control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook
from a height; 郴妨促焊促 |
| domineer |
rule over tyrannically |
| don |
put on; OP. doff |
| doom |
condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp.
a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
| dormant |
sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent |
| dormer |
window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room |
| dorsal |
relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin |
| dossier |
file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF.
bundle of papers labeled on the back |
| dotage |
senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's
dotage |
| dote |
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline |
| dour |
sullen; gloomy; stubborn |
| douse |
plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench;
wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| dowdy |
untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in
an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman |
| downcast |
disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward |
| dowry |
money or property brought by a bride to her husband
at marriage |
| dowse |
use a divining rod to search for underground water
or minerals |
| doze |
sleep lightly; nap |
| drab |
dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life |
| draconian |
extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco:
Athenian politician |
| draft |
first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a
draft of; conscript |
| drama |
prose or verse composition to be performed by actors;
play; exciting and unusual situation |
| drastic |
strong; violent and severe; Ex. drastic changes/measures |
| draught |
current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of
pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid
swallowed at a time |
| draw |
choosing of a lot or card |
| dregs |
sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue |
| dribble |
flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from
the mouth; move a ball; N. |
| drip |
fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or
sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
| drivel |
nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense |
| droll |
queer and amusing |
| drone |
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N. |
| droop |
bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders
drooped with tiredness; N. |
| dross |
waste matter; worthless impurities |
| drudge |
do drudgery; N: person who drudges |
| drudgery |
hard unpleasant work; menial work |
| dubious |
questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone)
filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
| ductile |
malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into
shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled |
| dulcet |
sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious |
| dull |
(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast;
boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish;
slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V. |
| dumbfound(dumfound) |
astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded,
dumbstruck |
| dummy |
imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy |
| dupe |
someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive |
| duplicity |
double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful;
ADJ. duplicitous |
| duration |
length of time something lasts |
| duress |
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion
by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under
duress |
| dutiful(duteous) |
(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient
(filled with a sense of duty) |
| dwindle |
shrink; reduce gradually |
| dynamic |
energetic; vigorously active |
| dynamo |
generator for producing electricity; energetic person |
| dys- |
abnormal; impaired |
| dysentery |
inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
| dyslexia |
word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment
of the ability to read |
| dyspeptic |
suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion;
difficulty in digesting food |
