desiccate | v. dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture |
despoil | v. deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
despot | n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop |
detraction | n. slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation |
devotee | n. enthusiastic follower; one who is devoted or self-dedicated to a cause or practice |
dictatorial | a. pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute |
differentiate | v. set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between |
disband | v. loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
discomfit | v. make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert |
discomposure | n. state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
disconcert | v. confuse; frustrate by throwing into disorder; embarrass |
disconsolate | a. sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting |
discursive | a. tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
disembark | v. go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft |
disenfranchise | v. deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote |
disfigure | v. change the appearance of something or someone to the negative; deform |
disgorge | v. bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents |
disgruntle | v. cause being in bad temper; disappoint; disconcert |
dishearten | v. discourage; cause to lose courage or hope |
disinclination | n. unwillingness; lack of inclination; mild aversion |
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