delude
to make someone believe something false
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demanding
requiring a lot of effort or skill
demonstrative
showing feelings openly
denotation
the direct or literal meaning of a word
denounce
to publicly condemn someone or something
dent
a shallow hollow made by a blow
denunciation
a strong public statement of disapproval
dependable
able to be trusted to do what is needed
depiction
a picture or description of someone or something
deplete
to use up most of a supply
depletion
a large reduction in a supply or resource
deplore
to strongly regret or condemn something
deport
to force someone to leave a country officially
depot
a place where buses, trains, or supplies are kept
depreciate
to lose value over time
derail
to cause a train to leave its tracks or a plan to fail
derailment
a train accident in which a train leaves its tracks
deregulate
to remove government rules controlling an industry
derivation
the origin of a word or the process of forming it
derivative
a word formed from another word
descendant
a person related to someone who lived in the past
descent
the act of going down from a higher place
desertion
the act of leaving a duty, person, or place without permission
designate
to choose or name someone for a particular purpose
desirability
the quality of being attractive or worth having
desirous
wanting something strongly
desolate
empty, lonely, and lacking activity
detach
to separate something from what it is attached to
detection
the act of discovering something that is difficult to notice
deter
to discourage someone from doing something
devastate
to destroy much of a place or deeply upset someone
devastation
widespread destruction or severe damage
deviate
to move away from an expected path or plan
deviation
a difference from an expected route, rule, or value
devise
to invent or plan a new method or solution
devotion
deep love or steady commitment to someone or something
devour
to eat something quickly and eagerly
dictation
an exercise in writing down words read aloud
differentiate
to recognize or show the difference between things
diffuse
to spread through a wide area
diffusion
the spreading of something through a space or group
dignify
to give something a sense of worth or respect
disapproval
a feeling that something is wrong or unacceptable
disarm
to take weapons away from someone
discard
to throw away something no longer wanted
disciplined
able to control one's actions and follow a plan
discourse
serious discussion of a subject
discrepancy
a difference between two things that should agree
discriminate
to treat someone unfairly because of their identity
discriminatory
unfairly treating people differently because of their identity
disintegrate
to break into small pieces or fall apart
disintegration
the process of breaking apart or losing unity
dismantle
to take a structure or machine apart
dismay
a feeling of shock and disappointment
dismissal
the act of removing someone from a job
dispatch
to send someone or something promptly to a destination
disperse
to move or spread in different directions
displace
to force someone or something out of its usual place
displacement
the forced movement of people from their homes
dispose
to get rid of something, usually in a safe way
disposition
a person's usual mood or character
disputable
open to question or disagreement
disregard
to ignore something that should be considered
disruption
an interruption that prevents something from working normally
dissent
disagreement with an official view or decision
dissident
a person who openly opposes an official policy or government
dissolve
to mix into a liquid so that a substance seems to disappear
distill
to purify a liquid by heating it and collecting the vapor
distinguishable
able to be recognized as different
distort
to change the shape or meaning of something falsely
distortion
a change that makes something inaccurate or misshapen
distraction
something that takes attention away from a task
distress
strong worry, pain, or suffering
distressful
causing emotional pain or worry
distribute
to give something out to several people or places
distributive
relating to how something is shared or spread
disturbance
something that interrupts peace or normal activity
ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the ground
diversion
a change of route away from the usual way
divert
to send someone or something in a different direction
dividend
a share of a company's profit paid to its owners
divisive
causing serious disagreement between people
dominance
a position of greater power or influence
dominant
more powerful or important than others
doom
a terrible fate or unavoidable failure
dose
a measured amount of medicine taken at one time
downgrade
to lower the rank, quality, or importance of something
doze
to sleep lightly for a short time
drainage
the removal of water from land or a building
drip
to fall in small drops
dropout
a person who leaves school or a course before finishing
drunkard
a person who habitually drinks too much alcohol
dub
to replace a film's original speech with speech in another language
dwell
to live in a particular place
dweller
a person who lives in a particular place
dwelling
a house or other place where people live
dynamics
the forces or relationships that shape how a group works
eccentric
behaving in an unusual but often interesting way
ecosystem
a community of living things and its physical environment
egoism
the habit of putting one's own interests first