disinter
dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
dispassionate
unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
disquietude
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
disport
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disquisition
an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
dissemble
behave unnaturally or affectedly
dissident
a person who dissents from some established policy
dissimulate
hide (feelings) from other people
dissolution
separation into component parts
dissuade
turn away from by persuasion
distrait
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
diurnal
having a daily cycle or occurring every day
diva
a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
divest
take away possessions from someone
docket
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
doctrine
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
doctrinaire
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
doddering
mentally or physically infirm with age
doggerel
a comic verse of irregular measure
doldrums
a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
doleful
filled with or evoking sadness
dolt
a person who is not very bright
poor fish
a person who is not very bright
pudding head
a person who is not very bright
domicile
housing that someone is living in
domineer
rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
don
teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
dormer
a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
dotage
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
second childhood
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
dowdy
lacking in smartness or taste
downcast
filled with melancholy and despondency
drab
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
Draconian
of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
dregs
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
drivel
saliva spilling from the mouth
droll
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
dross
worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
drudgery
hard monotonous routine work
dumbfound
be a mystery or bewildering to
duplicity
acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
pillock
a person who is not very bright
dour
showing a brooding ill humor
dingy
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
