dearth
a lack, scarcity
decry
to criticize openly
demagogue
a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices
demean
to lower the status or stature of something
deplore
to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
derivative
taken directly from a source, unoriginal
desecrate
to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
desiccated
dried up, dehydrated
despot
one who has total power and rules brutally
destitute
impoverished, utterly lacking
dialect
a variation of a language
diaphanous
light, airy, transparent
diminutive
small or miniature
dirge
a mournful song, especially for a funeral
discomfit
to thwart, baffle
discordant
not agreeing, not in harmony with
discursive
rambling, lacking order
disparate
sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements
distend
to swell out
dissipate
(v.) to disappear, cause to disappear
(v.) to waste
docile
easily taught or trained
dormant
sleeping, temporarily inactive
dubious
doubtful, of uncertain quality
dynamic
actively changing
