Vocabulary: D
27 words starting with D at the intermediate level
Debacle
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
Debilitating
(Of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm.
Decadent
Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline; luxuriously self-indulgent.
Decorum
Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.
Deflect
Similar to: deviate
Deft
Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
Demur
To raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
Deprecate
mock : 농담으로 남의 모습이나 동작을 흉내내다
Derivative
(Of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason.
Derogatory
Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
Desultory
Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm.
Diatribe
A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
Diffuse
(Verb) To spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people. (Adj) Spread out over a large area; not concentrated.
Digress
To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
Diminutive
Extremely or unusually small.
Discomfit
To make (someone) feel uneasy, confused, or embarrassed.
Discord
Disagreement between people.
Discursive
Digressing from subject to subject.
Disparage
To regard or represent as being of little worth.
Disperse
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
Displace
To take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something).
Dissent
The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
Dogged
Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.
Don
Quixote는 스페인의 작가 Cervantes의 소설 낙천적인”은 다혈질의 예이다.
Dormant
(Of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
Draconian
(Of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.
Dwindling
Gradually diminishing in size, amount, or strength.