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Daunted

Dismayed, disheartened, discouraged, made less courageous

Decadence

Moral Decay or decline

Defame

To say things harmful to a person's reputation, malign, vilify

Deference

The act of yielding to someone else out of respect

Denounce

Criticize, condemn

Depleted

Emptied, drained, used up

Deplore

To express regret or disapproval, complain, criticize

Deprecated

Disapprove, belittle

Deride

Make fun of, ridicule

Despondent

Feeling hopeless or depressed

Destitute

Poor, lacking possessions

Dexterity

High level of skill, especially with the hands, adroitness

Despot

Tyrant

Desultory

Lacking a plan, aimless

Diatribe

A bitterly critical speech

Digress

To move away from the main topic when writing or speaking, to go off on a tangent

Dilatory

Causing lateness, stalling

Discerning

Insightful, perceptive

Disclose

Provide information, reveal

Discord

Disagreement, dissonance

Discourse

Exchange of ideas, conversation

Disdain

A feeling of scorn or contempt

Disparage

Say negative things, belittle

Disperse

Spread around, scatter

Dissent

To disagree, especially with the majority, or with an authority

Dissolution

Separation in two parts, the process of dissolving

Distended

Swollen, extended

Divergence

The act of splitting off into different directions

Diverse

Different, various

Dogmatic

Sticking to long-held beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence, close minded

Doleful

Extremely sad

Debilitate

To weaken

Delineate

Explain or describe in detail

Depravity

Corruption, perversion, evil

Detached

Separate, indifferent, aloof

Deterrent

Something that prevents or discourages an act

Devious

Tricky, crooked

Didactic

Intended to teach, informative, instructional

Diligence

Hard work, perseverance

Diminution

The act of decreasing

Discriminating

Selecting carefully, judicious

Disinclination

Tending to avoid , aversion

Dispassionate

Not emotionally involved, objective

Disputatious

Tending to argue or controversial

Disseminate

To spread or give out, to disburse

Dissonance

Clashing sounds, lack of agreement

Document

To provide evidence, to back up with facts

Dubious

Doubtful, questionable

Duplicity

Sneakiness, contradiction, deceit