Synonyms- D
l)Dabble : Work at in a non serious fashion ,splash around
Usage:The amateur painter dabbled at art, but seldom produced
a finished pece.
2)Dally :Tr***** with.
Usage: Lourdes told Ophelia that Hamlet would only dally with
her affections.
3)Dank :Damp
Usage:The walls of the dungeon were dank and slimy
4)Dappled : Neat and trim
Usage:The odd couple Nimmy played Felix, an excessively
dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out the wall.
5)Daub :Smear
Usage: From the way he daubed his paint on the canvas, I
could tell he knew nothing of oils.
6)Daunt: frighten
Usage: 'Boast all you like your prowess mere word cannot
daunt me,' the hero answered the
7)Debris :rubble
Usage:a full year after the earthquake in Mexico city,
workers were still carting a way the debris.
8)Dawdle :loiter, waste time
Usage:we have to meet a dead line don't dawdle. Just get
down to work
9)Dearth:scarcity
Usage:The dearth of skilled labor compelled the
employers to open trade schools.
l0)Decant:pour of gently
Usage:Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.
11)Decapitate:behead
Usage:They did not hand Lady Jane ;they decapitated
her."off with her head", cried the Ouches, eager to
decapitate poor
12)Decipher:Decode
Usage:I could not decipher the doctor's hand writing.
13)Declivity :Downward slope
Usage:The children loved to skid down the declivity.
14)Deface:Mar, Disfigure.
Usage: If you deface a library book you have to pay a hefty fine.
15)Decoy : Lure or bait
Usage:the wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy
16)Defile:Pollute,
profane
Usage:the hand looms defiled the church with their
scurrilous writings.
17)Descry :catch site of
Usage:In the distance, we could darely descry the enemy
vessels.
18)Derogatory: expressing a low opinion
Usage:I resent your derpgatory remarks.
19)Dirge :layment with music
Usage:the funeral dirge stirred us to tears.
20)Diadem:Crown
Usage:The King's diadem was on display at the museum
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