derogatory
expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
descry
catch sight of (something distant)
desecrate
profane; violate the sanctity of
deserts
what someone deserves
desiccate
dry up
desolate
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
desperado
reckless, desperate outlaw
desperate
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
despise
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible
despoil
plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
despondent
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
despot
tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
destitute
extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience
desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
detached
emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
detain
keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention
determinate
having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final
determination
resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision
deterrent
something that discourages or deters
detonation
explosion
detraction
slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
