Serial |
Word |
Meaning |
1 |
daring adj. |
Brave |
2 |
darkling adv. |
Blindly |
3 |
Darwinism n. |
The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms |
4 |
dastard n. |
A base coward |
5 |
datum n. |
A premise, starting-point, or given fact |
6 |
dauntless adj. |
Fearless |
7 |
day-man n. |
A day-laborer |
8 |
dead-heat n. |
A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner |
9 |
dearth n. |
Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable |
10 |
death’s-head n. |
A human skull as a symbol of death |
11 |
debase v. |
To lower in character or virtue |
12 |
debatable adj. |
Subject to contention or dispute |
13 |
debonair adj. |
Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner |
14 |
debut n. |
A first appearance in society or on the stage |
15 |
decagon n. |
A figure with ten sides and ten angles |
16 |
decagram n. |
A weight of 10 grams |
17 |
decaliter n. |
A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters |
18 |
decalogue n. |
The ten commandments |
19 |
Decameron n. |
A volume consisting of ten parts or books |
20 |
decameter n. |
A length of ten meters |
21 |
decamp v. |
To leave suddenly or unexpectedly |
22 |
decapitate v. |
To behead |
23 |
decapod adj. |
Ten-footed or ten-armed |
24 |
decasyllable n. |
A line of ten syllables |
25 |
deceit n. |
Falsehood |
26 |
deceitful adj. |
Fraudulent |
27 |
deceive v. |
To mislead by or as by falsehood |
28 |
decency n. |
Moral fitness |
29 |
decent adj. |
Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress |
30 |
deciduous adj. |
Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc |
31 |
decimal adj. |
Founded on the number 10 |
32 |
decimate v. |
To destroy a measurable or large proportion of |
33 |
decipher v. |
To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible |
34 |
decisive ad. |
Conclusive |
35 |
declamation n. |
A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public |
36 |
declamatory adj. |
A full and formal style of utterance |
37 |
declarative adj. |
Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation |
38 |
declension n. |
The change of endings in nouns and adj to express their different relations of gender |
39 |
decorate v. |
To embellish |
40 |
decorous adj. |
Suitable for the occasion or circumstances |
41 |
decoy n. |
Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation |
42 |
decrepit adj. |
Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity |
43 |
dedication n. |
The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause |
44 |
deduce v. |
To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles |
45 |
deface v. |
To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of |
46 |
defalcate v. |
To cut off or take away, as a part of something |
47 |
defamation n. |
Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another |
48 |
defame v. |
To slander |
49 |
default n. |
The neglect or omission of a legal requirement |
50 |
defendant n. |
A person against whom a suit is brought |
51 |
defensible adj. |
Capable of being maintained or justified |
52 |
defensive adj. |
Carried on in resistance to aggression |
53 |
defer v. |
To delay or put off to some other time |
54 |
deference n. |
Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment |
55 |
defiant adj. |
Characterized by bold or insolent opposition |
56 |
deficiency n. |
Lack or insufficiency |
57 |
deficient adj. |
Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount |
58 |
definite adj. |
Having an exact signification or positive meaning |
59 |
deflect v. |
To cause to turn aside or downward |
60 |
deforest v. |
To clear of forests |
61 |
deform v. |
To disfigure |
62 |
deformity n. |
A disfigurement |
63 |
defraud v. |
To deprive of something dishonestly |
64 |
defray v. |
To make payment for |
65 |
degeneracy n. |
A becoming worse |
66 |
degenerate v. |
To become worse or inferior |
67 |
degradation n. |
Diminution, as of strength or magnitude |
68 |
degrade v. |
To take away honors or position from |
69 |
dehydrate v. |
To deprive of water |
70 |
deify v. |
To regard or worship as a god |
71 |
deign v. |
To deem worthy of notice or account |
72 |
deist n. |
One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation |
73 |
deity n. |
A god, goddess, or divine person |
74 |
deject v. |
To dishearten |
75 |
dejection n. |
Melancholy |
76 |
delectable adj. |
Delightful to the taste or to the senses |
77 |
delectation n. |
Delight |
78 |
deleterious adj. |
Hurtful, morally or physically |
79 |
delicacy n. |
That which is agreeable to a fine taste |
80 |
delineate v. |
To represent by sketch or diagram |
81 |
deliquesce v. |
To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air |
82 |
delirious adj. |
Raving |
83 |
delude v. |
To mislead the mind or judgment of |
84 |
deluge v. |
To overwhelm with a flood of water |
85 |
delusion n. |
Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring |
86 |
demagnetize v. |
To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism |
87 |
demagogue n. |
An unprincipled politician |
88 |
demeanor n. |
Deportment |
89 |
demented adj. |
Insane |
90 |
demerit n. |
A mark for failure or bad conduct |
91 |
demise n. |
Death |
92 |
demobilize v. |
To disband, as troops |
93 |
demolish v. |
To annihilate |
94 |
demonstrable adj. |
Capable of positive proof |
95 |
demonstrate v. |
To prove indubitably |
96 |
demonstrative adj. |
Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts |
97 |
demonstrator n. |
One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner |
98 |
demulcent n. |
Any application soothing to an irritable surface |
99 |
demurrage n. |
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing |
100 |
dendroid adj. |
Like a tree |
101 |
dendrology n. |
The natural history of trees |
102 |
denizen n. |
Inhabitant |
103 |
denominate v. |
To give a name or epithet to |
104 |
denomination n. |
A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline |
105 |
denominator n. |
Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided |
106 |
denote v. |
To designate by word or mark |
107 |
denouement n. |
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up |
108 |
denounce v. |
To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium |
109 |
dentifrice n. |
Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth |
110 |
denude v. |
To strip the covering from |
111 |
denunciation n. |
The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment |
112 |
deplete v. |
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste |
113 |
deplorable adj. |
Contemptible |
114 |
deplore v. |
To regard with grief or sorrow |
115 |
deponent adj. |
Laying down |
116 |
depopulate v. |
To remove the inhabitants from |
117 |
deport v. |
To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony |
118 |
deportment n. |
Demeanor |
119 |
deposition n. |
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court |
120 |
depositor n. |
One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited |
121 |
depository n. |
A place where anything is kept in safety |
122 |
deprave v. |
To render bad, especially morally bad |
123 |
deprecate v. |
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite |
124 |
depreciate v. |
To lessen the worth of |
125 |
depreciation n. |
A lowering in value or an underrating in worth |
126 |
depress v. |
To press down |
127 |
depression n. |
A falling of the spirits |
128 |
depth n. |
Deepness |
129 |
derelict adj. |
Neglectful of obligation |
130 |
deride v. |
To ridicule |
131 |
derisible adj. |
Open to ridicule |
132 |
derision n. |
Ridicule |
133 |
derivation n. |
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning |
134 |
derivative adj. |
Coming or acquired from some origin |
135 |
derive v. |
To deduce, as from a premise |
136 |
dermatology n. |
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases |
137 |
derrick n. |
An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights |
138 |
descendant n. |
One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc |
139 |
descendent adj. |
Proceeding downward |
140 |
descent n. |
The act of moving or going downward |
141 |
descry v. |
To discern |
142 |
desert v. |
To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned |
143 |
desiccant n. |
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds |
144 |
designate v. |
To select or appoint, as by authority |
145 |
desist v. |
To cease from action |
146 |
desistance n. |
Cessation |
147 |
despair n. |
Utter hopelessness and despondency |
148 |
desperado n. |
One without regard for law or life |
149 |
desperate adj. |
Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair |
150 |
despicable adj. |
Contemptible |
151 |
despite prep. |
In spite of |
152 |
despond v. |
To lose spirit, courage, or hope |
153 |
despondent adj. |
Disheartened |
154 |
despot n. |
An absolute and irresponsible monarch |
155 |
despotism n. |
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part |
156 |
destitute adj. |
Poverty-stricken |
157 |
desultory adj. |
Not connected with what precedes |
158 |
deter v. |
To frighten away |
159 |
deteriorate v. |
To grow worse |
160 |
determinate adj. |
Definitely limited or fixed |
161 |
determination n. |
The act of deciding |
162 |
deterrent adj. |
Hindering from action through fear |
163 |
detest v. |
To dislike or hate with intensity |
164 |
detract v. |
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation |
165 |
detriment n. |
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss |
166 |
detrude v. |
To push down forcibly |
167 |
deviate v. |
To take a different course |
168 |
devilry n. |
Malicious mischief |
169 |
deviltry n. |
Wanton and malicious mischief |
170 |
devious adj. |
Out of the common or regular track |
171 |
devise v. |
To invent |
172 |
devout adj. |
Religious |
173 |
dexterity n. |
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work |
174 |
diabolic adj. |
Characteristic of the devil |
175 |
diacritical adj. |
Marking a difference |
176 |
diagnose v. |
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena |
177 |
diagnosis n. |
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease |
178 |
dialect n. |
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district |
179 |
dialectician n. |
A logician |
180 |
dialogue n. |
A formal conversation in which two or more take part |
181 |
diaphanous adj. |
Transparent |
182 |
diatomic adj. |
Containing only two atoms |
183 |
diatribe n. |
A bitter or malicious criticism |
184 |
dictum n. |
A positive utterance |
185 |
didactic adj. |
Pertaining to teaching |
186 |
difference n. |
Dissimilarity in any respect |
187 |
differentia n. |
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species |
188 |
differential adj. |
Distinctive |
189 |
differentiate v. |
To acquire a distinct and separate character |
190 |
diffidence n. |
Self-distrust |
191 |
diffident adj. |
Affected or possessed with self-distrust |
192 |
diffusible adj. |
Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly |
193 |
diffusion n. |
Dispersion |
194 |
dignitary n. |
One who holds high rank |
195 |
digraph n. |
A union of two characters representing a single sound |
196 |
digress v. |
To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter |
197 |
dilapidated pa. |
Fallen into decay or partial ruin |
198 |
dilate v. |
To enlarge in all directions |
199 |
dilatory adj. |
Tending to cause delay |
200 |
dilemma n. |
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary |
201 |
dilettante n. |
A superficial amateur |
202 |
diligence n. |
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken |
203 |
dilute v. |
To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something |
204 |
diminution n. |
Reduction |
205 |
dimly adv. |
Obscurely |
206 |
diphthong n. |
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds |
207 |
diplomacy n. |
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters |
208 |
diplomat n. |
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another |
209 |
diplomatic adj. |
Characterized by special tact in negotiations |
210 |
diplomatist n. |
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management |
211 |
disagree v. |
To be opposite in opinion |
212 |
disallow v. |
To withhold permission or sanction |
213 |
disappear v. |
To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being |
214 |
disappoint v. |
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of |
215 |
disapprove v. |
To regard with blame |
216 |
disarm v. |
To deprive of weapons |
217 |
disarrange v. |
To throw out of order |
218 |
disavow v. |
To disclaim responsibility for |
219 |
disavowal n. |
Denial |
220 |
disbeliever n. |
One who refuses to believe |
221 |
disburden v. |
To disencumber |
222 |
disburse v. |
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund |
223 |
discard v. |
To reject |
224 |
discernible adj. |
Perceivable |
225 |
disciple n. |
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine |
226 |
disciplinary adj. |
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority |
227 |
discipline v. |
To train to obedience |
228 |
disclaim v. |
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to |
229 |
discolor v. |
To stain |
230 |
discomfit v. |
To put to confusion |
231 |
discomfort n. |
The state of being positively uncomfortable |
232 |
disconnect v. |
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of |
233 |
disconsolate adj. |
Grief-stricken |
234 |
discontinuance n. |
Interruption or intermission |
235 |
discord n. |
Absence of harmoniousness |
236 |
discountenance v. |
To look upon with disfavor |
237 |
discover v. |
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived |
238 |
discredit v. |
To injure the reputation of |
239 |
discreet adj. |
Judicious |
240 |
discrepant adj. |
Opposite |
241 |
discriminate v. |
To draw a distinction |
242 |
discursive adj. |
Passing from one subject to another |
243 |
discussion n. |
Debate |
244 |
disenfranchise v. |
To deprive of any right privilege or power |
245 |
disengage v. |
To become detached |
246 |
disfavor n. |
Disregard |
247 |
disfigure v. |
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of |
248 |
dishabille n. |
Undress or negligent attire |
249 |
dishonest adj. |
Untrustworthy |
250 |
disillusion v. |
To disenchant |
251 |
disinfect v. |
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases |
252 |
disinfectant n. |
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases |
253 |
disinherit v. |
To deprive of an inheritance |
254 |
disinterested adj. |
Impartial |
255 |
disjunctive adj. |
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate |
256 |
dislocate v. |
To put out of proper place or order |
257 |
dismissal n. |
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment |
258 |
dismount v. |
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like |
259 |
disobedience n. |
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction |
260 |
disobedient adj. |
Neglecting or refusing to obey |
261 |
disown v. |
To refuse to acknowledge as one’s own or as connected with oneself |
262 |
disparage v. |
To regard or speak of slightingly |
263 |
disparity n. |
Inequality |
264 |
dispel v. |
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions |
265 |
dispensation n. |
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power |
266 |
displace v. |
To put out of the proper or accustomed place |
267 |
dispossess v. |
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate |
268 |
disputation n. |
Verbal controversy |
269 |
disqualify v. |
To debar |
270 |
disquiet v. |
To deprive of peace or tranquility |
271 |
disregard v. |
To take no notice of |
272 |
disreputable adj. |
Dishonorable or disgraceful |
273 |
disrepute n. |
A bad name or character |
274 |
disrobe v. |
To unclothe |
275 |
disrupt v. |
To burst or break asunder |
276 |
dissatisfy v. |
To displease |
277 |
dissect v. |
To cut apart or to pieces |
278 |
dissection n. |
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal |
279 |
dissemble v. |
To hide by pretending something different |
280 |
disseminate v. |
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown |
281 |
dissension n. |
Angry or violent difference of opinion |
282 |
dissent n. |
Disagreement |
283 |
dissentient n. |
One who disagrees |
284 |
dissentious adj. |
Contentious |
285 |
dissertation n. |
Thesis |
286 |
disservice n. |
An ill turn |
287 |
dissever v. |
To divide |
288 |
dissimilar adj. |
Different |
289 |
dissipate v. |
To disperse or disappear |
290 |
dissipation n. |
The state of being dispersed or scattered |
291 |
dissolute adj. |
Lewd |
292 |
dissolution n. |
A breaking up of a union of persons |
293 |
dissolve v. |
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture |
294 |
dissonance n. |
Discord |
295 |
dissonant adj. |
Harsh or disagreeable in sound |
296 |
dissuade v. |
To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading |
297 |
dissuasion n. |
The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading |
298 |
disyllable n. |
A word of two syllables |
299 |
distemper n. |
A disease or malady |
300 |
distend v. |
To stretch out or expand in every direction |
301 |
distensible adj. |
Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction |
302 |
distention n. |
Expansion |
303 |
distill v. |
To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation |
304 |
distillation n. |
Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile |
305 |
distiller n. |
One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors |
306 |
distinction n. |
A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies |
307 |
distort v. |
To twist into an unnatural or irregular form |
308 |
distrain v. |
To subject a person to distress |
309 |
distrainor n. |
One who subjects a person to distress |
310 |
distraught adj. |
Bewildered |
311 |
distrust n. |
Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person |
312 |
disunion n. |
Separation of relations or interests |
313 |
diurnal adj. |
Daily |
314 |
divagation n. |
Digression |
315 |
divergent adj. |
Tending in different directions |
316 |
diverse adj. |
Capable of various forms |
317 |
diversion n. |
Pastime |
318 |
diversity n. |
Dissimilitude |
319 |
divert v. |
To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established |
320 |
divertible adj. |
Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established |
321 |
divest v. |
To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment |
322 |
divination n. |
The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden |
323 |
divinity n. |
The quality or character of being godlike |
324 |
divisible adj. |
Capable of being separated into parts |
325 |
divisor n. |
That by which a number or quantity is divided |
326 |
divulge v. |
To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret |
327 |
divulgence n. |
A divulging |
328 |
docile adj. |
Easy to manage |
329 |
docket n. |
The registry of judgments of a court |
330 |
doe n. |
The female of the deer |
331 |
dogma n. |
A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority |
332 |
dogmatic adj. |
Making statements without argument or evidence |
333 |
dogmatize v. |
To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence |
334 |
doleful adj. |
Melancholy |
335 |
dolesome adj. |
Melancholy |
336 |
dolor n. |
Lamentation |
337 |
dolorous adj. |
Expressing or causing sorrow or pain |
338 |
domain n. |
A sphere or field of action or interest |
339 |
domesticity n. |
Life in or fondness for one’s home and family |
340 |
domicile n. |
The place where one lives |
341 |
dominance n. |
Ascendancy |
342 |
dominant adj. |
Conspicuously prominent |
343 |
dominate v. |
To influence controllingly |
344 |
domination n. |
Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority |
345 |
domineer v. |
To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance |
346 |
donate v. |
To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause |
347 |
donator n. |
One who makes a donation or present |
348 |
donee n. |
A person to whom a donation is made |
349 |
donor n. |
One who makes a donation or present |
350 |
dormant adj. |
Being in a state of or resembling sleep |
351 |
doublet n. |
One of a pair of like things |
352 |
doubly adv. |
In twofold degree or extent |
353 |
dowry n. |
The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage |
354 |
drachma n. |
A modern and an ancient Greek coin |
355 |
dragnet n. |
A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water |
356 |
dragoon n. |
In the British army, a cavalryman |
357 |
drainage n. |
The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc |
358 |
dramatist n. |
One who writes plays |
359 |
dramatize v. |
To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner |
360 |
drastic adj. |
Acting vigorously |
361 |
drought n. |
Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither |
362 |
drowsy adj. |
Heavy with sleepiness |
363 |
drudgery n. |
Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation |
364 |
dubious adj. |
Doubtful |
365 |
duckling n. |
A young duck |
366 |
ductile adj. |
Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread |
367 |
duet n. |
A composition for two voices or instruments |
368 |
dun v. |
To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment |
369 |
duplex adj. |
Having two parts |
370 |
duplicity n. |
Double-dealing |
371 |
durance n. |
Confinement |
372 |
duration n. |
The period of time during which anything lasts |
373 |
duteous adj. |
Showing submission to natural superiors |
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dutiable adj. |
Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty |
375 |
dutiful adj. |
Obedient |
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dwindle v. |
To diminish or become less |
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dyne n. |
The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s |