deride
to speak about with contempt
desiccate
to dry out thoroughly
desultory
jumping from one thing to another
diatribe
condemnatory speech
diffident
lacking self confidence
dilate
to make larger
dilatory
intended to delay
dilettante
amateurish
disabuse
to set right
disparate
entirely unalike
dissemble
to present a false appearance
dupe
to deceive
efficacy
effectiveness
elegy
a sorrowful poem
enervate
to reduce in strength
enumerate
to count or list
ephemeral
lasting a short time
equivocate
to use expressions of double meaning
erudite
learned scholarly
esoteric
known only by a few