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distend	v. (cause sth to) swell by means of pressure from inside
distill	undergo distillation; of liquids
distinct	adj. easily heard, seen, felt or understood; definite
distinction	n. ~ difference or contrast between one person or thing and another
distinctive	adj. ~ that distinguishes sth by making it different from others
distort	v. pull or twist out of its usual shape
distortion	n. distorting or being distorted
distract	v. ~ sb stop sb concentrating on sth
distrait	adj. absent-minded; not paying attention ;
distraught	adj. very troubled in mind with grief or worry
diurnal	adj. of the daytime; not nocturnal
diva	operatic singer; prima donna
diverge	v. ~ (of lines, roads, etc) separate and go in different directions, becoming further apart
divergent	adj. divergent paths, opinions
diverse	adj. of different kinds; varied
diversion	n. action of turning sth aside or changing its direction
diversity	n. state of being varied; variety
divest	v. ~ sb of sth take off (sb's clothes)
divine	adj. of, from or like God or a god
divulge	v. ~ sth make known (sth secret)
docile	adj. easy to control
docket	n. document or label listing goods delivered, jobs done, contents of a package, etc ,
doctrinaire	adj. rigidly applying a theory with no concern for practical problems
doctrine	n. set of beliefs held by a church, political party, group of scientists, etc
document	n. paper, form, book, etc giving information about sth, evidence or proof of sth
doddering	adjs weak and uncertain in movement
doff	v. take off (one's hat)
dogged	adj. determined; not giving up easily
doggerel	n. verse that produces a clumsy and ridiculous effect
dogmatic	adj. of or based on dogma
doldrums	n. the doldrums parts of the ocean near the equator where there is little or no wind
dolorous	adj. sorrowful
dolt	n. stupid person
domicile	n. a person's place of residence, esp as officially established for purposes of taxation, etc ,
dominant	adj. ~ most important or prominent; dominating
dominate	v. have control of or a very strong influence on (people, events, etc)
domineer	v. ~ (derog ) try to make sb do exactly what one wants by ordering him about, regardless of what he wants to do
don	n. teacher at a university, esp at an Oxford or a Cambridge college
doom	n. death or ruin; any terrible and inevitable fate
dormant	adj. temporarily inactive
dormer	n. upright window built in a sloping roof
dorsal	adj. of or on the back of an animal or a plant
dossier	n. set of documents containing information about a person, an event, etc; file ,
dotage	n. in one's dotage confused in one's mind because of old age
dote	v. ~ on sb/sth show (too) much fondness for sb/sth
dour	adj. stern; severe; gloomy-looking; joyless
douse	v. ~ sb/sth put sb/sth into (water); throw (water) over sb/sth ;
dowdy	adj. (derog ) (of clothes, etc) dull; unfashionable; drab ,
downcast	adj. looking downwards
dowry	n. property or money brought by a bride to her husband
dowse	= douse
doze	v. sleep lightly
drab	adj. dull; uninteresting
draconian	adj. very harsh
draft	n. rough preliminary written version of sth
drama	n. play for the theatre, radio or TV
drastic	adj. having a strong or violent effect
draught	n. current of air in a room or some other enclosed space
draw	n. (usu sing ) ~ (for sth) act of picking at random tickets in a lottery, matches in a tournament, etc
dregs	n. solid particles that sink to the bottom of certain liquids, esp wine and beer
dribble	v. allow saliva to run from the mouth
drip	v. fall in drops
drivel	n. silly nonsense
droll	adj. amusing in an odd or a quaint way
drone	n. male honey-bee
droop	v. bend or hang downwards through tiredness or weakness
dross	n. scum of waste matter on melted metals
drudge	n. person who has to do long hard boring jobs
drudgery	n. hard boring work
dubious	adj. ~ not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; doubtful
ductile	adj. that can be pressed, beaten or pulled into fine strands without being heated ,
ductility	the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets
dulcet	adj. sounding sweet; pleasing to the ear
dull	adj. not bright or clear
dumbfound	v. make speechless with surprise; astonish
dummy	n. model of the human figure, used for displaying or fitting clothes, etc
dupe	v. ~ sb deceive or trick sb (into doing sth)
duplicity	n. deliberate deception
duration	n. time during which sth lasts or continues
duress	n. threats or force used to make sb do sth; compulsion
dutiful	adj. showing respect and obedience; fulfilling all one's obligations
dwindle	v. ~ (to nothing) become gradually less or smaller
dynamic	adj. of power or forces that produce movement
dynamo	n. device for converting steam-power, water-power, etc into electricity; generator .
dys-	[ dys- prefix : ] prefix : ] diseased, abnormal, or faulty
dysentery	n. inflammation of the bowels, causing severe diarrhoea, usu with a discharge of mucus and blood
dyslexia	n. (also word-blindness) abnormal difficulty in reading and spelling, caused by a brain condition
dyspeptic	adj. n person suffering from dyspepsia or the irritability that it causes