Words Starting With D

an insufficient quantity or number

flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

make weak

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct

propriety in manners and conduct

express strong disapproval of

mar or spoil the appearance of

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

yield to another's wish or opinion

a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

no longer in force or use; inactive

changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

harmful to living things

represented accurately or precisely

be false to; be dishonest with

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

show in, or as in, a picture

use up (resources or materials)

express strong disapproval of

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

express strong disapproval of; deplore

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

treat or speak of with contempt

the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

expressive of low opinion

violate the sacred character of a place or language

lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; ; ; -C.J.Rolo

choose not to consume

without or almost without hope

a cruel and oppressive dictator

poor enough to need help from others

marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

try to prevent; show opposition to

a damage or loss

indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading

deeply religious; H.L.Mencken

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

so thin as to transmit light

thunderous verbal attack

being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

instructive (especially excessively)

lacking self-confidence

(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse

wasting time

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

instill (into a person) by constant repetition

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - G.C.Marshall

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

free somebody (from an erroneous belief)

detect with the senses

renounce a legal claim or title to

cause to lose one's composure

disagreement among those expected to cooperate

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

the state of being held in low esteem

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

constituting a separate entity or part

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine

unaffected by self-interest

express a negative opinion of

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

to cause to separate and go in different directions

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

cause to become widely known

the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards

live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

unrestrained by convention or morality

the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

turn away from by persuasion

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

be at variance with; be out of line with

tending to move apart in different directions

reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability

stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot

of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

showing sorrow

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect

harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; ; ; ; - J.M.Barrie

open to doubt or suspicion; ; ; ; - Karen Horney

acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

compulsory force or threat