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  • depose/dɪˈpəʊz/verbC12 meaningsTo remove a ruler or leader from power.
  • deposition/ˌdɛp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC12 meaningsSworn evidence taken down.
  • depravity/dəˈpɹævɪti/nounC2Deep moral corruption.
  • deprecate/ˈdɛpɹɪkeɪt/verbC2To express disapproval of something.
  • depredation/ˌdɛpɹəˈdeɪʃən/nounC2Damage done by plundering or by nature.
  • depressive/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
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To do with long-lasting lowness of spirits.
  • derange/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/verbC2To drive somebody out of their right mind.
  • derelict/ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/adjectiveC22 meaningsAbandoned and falling down.
  • derision/dɪˈɹɪʒən/nounC2Contemptuous mockery.
  • derisive/dɪˈɹaɪ.sɪv/adjectiveC2Showing open scorn.
  • descaleverbC2To remove the hard chalky deposit left by water.
  • descry/dɪˈskɹaɪ/verbC2To catch sight of something far off.
  • despoil/dɪˈspɔɪl/verbC2To strip a place of its goods by force.
  • despondency/dɪˈspɒndənsi/nounC2Low spirits from a loss of hope.
  • desultory/ˈdɛs.əl.t(ə).ɹi/adjectiveC2Done without plan or steady interest.
  • determinism/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/nounC2The view that everything is fixed by what came before.
  • deterrent/dɪˈtɛɹənt/nounC2Something kept in order to stop an enemy attacking.
  • detract/dɪˈtɹækt/verbC2To take away from the worth or effect of something.
  • deviant/ˈdiː.vi.ənt/adjectiveC2Departing sharply from what is accepted as normal.
  • devise/dɪˈvaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo invent a clever plan or method.
  • diadem/ˈdaɪ.əˌdɛm/nounC2A jewelled band worn as a mark of royalty.
  • dialectic/ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk/nounC2Reasoning that tests an idea against its opposite.
  • diaphanous/daɪˈæf.ən.əs/adjectiveC2So fine and light that you can see through it.
  • diatribe/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/nounC2A long bitter attack in speech or writing.
  • dictum/ˈdɪk.təm/nounC2A short formal statement laid down as true.
  • didactic/daɪˈdæk.tɪk/adjectiveC2Meant to teach, often too obviously so.
  • diffident/ˈdɪfɪdənt/adjectiveC2Shy and lacking confidence in yourself.
  • diffuse/dɪˈfjuːz/verbC23 meaningsTo spread out in all directions and become less concentrated.
  • dilatory/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC2Slow to act, and inclined to put things off.
  • diligently/ˈdɪlɪd͡ʒ(ə)ntli/adverbC2With steady and careful effort.
  • diminuendo/dɪˌmɪnjuːˈɛndəʊ/nounC2A passage that fades steadily quieter.
  • diminution/dɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/nounC2A making or becoming smaller.
  • dint/dɪnt/nounC2Force or means, in the phrase by dint of.
  • diphtheria/dɪfˈθɪə.ɹi.ə/nounC2A dangerous infection of the throat.
  • diplodocusnounC2A huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and tail.
  • dirge/dɜːdʒ/nounC2A slow mournful piece of music for the dead.
  • dirk/dɜːk/nounC2A short straight dagger.
  • disabuse/dɪsəˈbjuːz/verbC2To rid somebody of a mistaken belief.
  • disaffection/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/nounC2Loss of loyalty towards those in charge.
  • discomfit/dɪsˈkʌmfɪt/verbC2To make somebody uneasy and put out.
  • disdainful/dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/adjectiveC2Showing that you think someone or something is beneath you.
  • dismember/ˌdɪsˈmɛmbə(ɹ)/verbC12 meaningsTo cut a body into pieces.
  • disparage/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/verbC2To speak of somebody as if they were worth little.
  • disparagementnounC2The belittling of somebody or their work.
  • dispensation/dɪsˌpɛnˈseɪʃən/nounC2Special permission to be released from a rule.
  • dispersalnounC2The scattering of things over a wide area.
  • disproofnounC2Reasoning that shows something is false.
  • dissemble/dɪˈsɛmbəl/verbC2To hide your true feelings behind a false show.
  • disseminate/dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/verbC2To spread information widely.
  • dissemination/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2The spreading of information widely.
  • dissension/dɪˈsɛnʃən/nounC2Angry disagreement within a group.
  • dissimulate/dɪˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt/verbC2To hide your real feelings by pretence.
  • dissolve/dɪˈzɒlv/verbC14 meaningsTo mix into a liquid until it becomes part of it and can no longer be seen.
  • dissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/adjectiveC2Clashing in sound or in feeling.
  • distend/dɪˈstɛnd/verbC2To swell out from inside pressure.
  • distillation/dɪstɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Separating liquids by boiling and cooling the vapour.
  • divert/daɪˈvɜːt/verbC14 meaningsTo change the course or direction of something.
  • divination/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/nounC2Trying to foretell what is hidden or to come.
  • doctrine/ˈdɒk.tɹɪn/nounC13 meaningsA set of beliefs taught by a church, party or other body as authoritative.
  • dodderingadjectiveC2Shaky and feeble from old age.