IMPORTANT VOCAB STARTING WITH ALPHABET'""D"""
Dabble – play
Syn – trifle with , mess around
Dagger - short knife with appointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
Syn -poniard, bayonet
Dainty -delicately small and pretty.
Syn – prim , squeamish Dangle-1) hang or swing loosely.
Syn-Hang , swing
2) offer (an enticing incentive) to someone.
Syn-Lure , bait
Dank -unpleasantly damp and cold.
Syn – clammy,humid
Dapper - neat and trim in dress and appearance.
Syn -jaunty , chic , rakish , dashing
Dappled -marked with spots
The horse's dappled flank
Syn- variegated ,brindled
Daunt - to make feel nervous and less confident about something
Some people are daunted by technology
Syn- intimidate , abash
Dawdle -waste time; be slow.
She must not dawdle, she had to make the call now
Syn – procrastinate , loiter
Discretion- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.
"she knew she could rely on his discretion"
Syn- prudence , vigilance
Dissent - hold or express opinions that are different with those commonly held
Two member dissented from the majority
Syn – dissidence , discord
Dispassionate- not influenced by strong emotion
She dealt with disaster in a. calm and dispassionate way
Syn- impassive , nonchalant
Dispel - drive away thought, belief
Syn- disband , expel
Dispense - distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people.
The C .M was dispensing woollen clothes to poor
Disport –amusement , diversion from work
A painting of ladies disporting themselves by a lake
Syn- conviviality, mirth
Dissemble-pretend
He was smiling dissembling his true emotions
Syn- camouflage,shroud
Disseminate- spread (something, especially information) widely
The health authorities should foster better climate by disseminating information
Syn- promulgate ,Propagate
Desertation- a long essay on a particular subject
Syn – trifle with , mess around
Dagger - short knife with appointed and edged blade, used as a weapon.
Syn -poniard, bayonet
Dainty -delicately small and pretty.
Syn – prim , squeamish Dangle-1) hang or swing loosely.
Syn-Hang , swing
2) offer (an enticing incentive) to someone.
Syn-Lure , bait
Dank -unpleasantly damp and cold.
Syn – clammy,humid
Dapper - neat and trim in dress and appearance.
Syn -jaunty , chic , rakish , dashing
Dappled -marked with spots
The horse's dappled flank
Syn- variegated ,brindled
Daunt - to make feel nervous and less confident about something
Some people are daunted by technology
Syn- intimidate , abash
Dawdle -waste time; be slow.
She must not dawdle, she had to make the call now
Syn – procrastinate , loiter
Discretion- the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.
"she knew she could rely on his discretion"
Syn- prudence , vigilance
Dissent - hold or express opinions that are different with those commonly held
Two member dissented from the majority
Syn – dissidence , discord
Dispassionate- not influenced by strong emotion
She dealt with disaster in a. calm and dispassionate way
Syn- impassive , nonchalant
Dispel - drive away thought, belief
Syn- disband , expel
Dispense - distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people.
The C .M was dispensing woollen clothes to poor
Disport –amusement , diversion from work
A painting of ladies disporting themselves by a lake
Syn- conviviality, mirth
Dissemble-pretend
He was smiling dissembling his true emotions
Syn- camouflage,shroud
Disseminate- spread (something, especially information) widely
The health authorities should foster better climate by disseminating information
Syn- promulgate ,Propagate
Desertation- a long essay on a particular subject
Syn- thesis , discourse
Dissident - a person who opposes official policy
A dissident was jailed by ruling regime
Syn- discordant , heretical
Disdain - consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.
He disdained him as an inferior rabble
Syn- disparagement, insolence
disgruntled- angry or dissatisfied.
Judge receive letter from disgruntled member of the committee
Syn- displeased, Ingratitude
bellyaching- complain noisily
Workers were bellyaching about lack of resources
Syn- bemoan, groan
Dishevelled – untidy
A man with long dishevelled hair
Syn- bedraggled , messy
Dismal - pitifully or disgracefully bad.
He was shuddered watching his team dismal performance
Syn – awful ,
Dissident - a person who opposes official policy
A dissident was jailed by ruling regime
Syn- discordant , heretical
Disdain - consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.
He disdained him as an inferior rabble
Syn- disparagement, insolence
disgruntled- angry or dissatisfied.
Judge receive letter from disgruntled member of the committee
Syn- displeased, Ingratitude
bellyaching- complain noisily
Workers were bellyaching about lack of resources
Syn- bemoan, groan
Dishevelled – untidy
A man with long dishevelled hair
Syn- bedraggled , messy
Dismal - pitifully or disgracefully bad.
He was shuddered watching his team dismal performance
Syn – awful ,
