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Verb: delude Pronunciation: (di’lood) Delude meaning: To cause someone to believe something that is not true. To mislead the mind or judgement of someone. Be dishonest with. Synonyms: cozen, hoodwink, beguile, gull Derived forms: deludes, …

Adjective: disdainful Pronunciation: (dis’deyn-ful) Disdainful meaning: Expressing extreme contempt. Synonyms: contemptuous, insulting, scornful Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Synonyms: haughty, imperious, prideful, supercilious, swaggering, fastuous, ostentatious …

Noun: destitution Pronunciation: (des-ti’t(y)oo-shun) Destitution meaning: A state without friends, money or prospects. Extreme poverty or state of being destitute. Synonyms: penury, indigence, need, pauperism, parsimonious, impoverishment, penniless Derived forms: destitutions Quotations: Mother Teresa – …

Verb: debilitate Pronunciation: (di’bi-lu,teyt) Debilitate meaning: Make weak and infirm Hinder, weaken or delay Synonyms: enfeeble, drain, enervating, sapping, devitalizing, draining, fatigue, exhausting Derived forms: debilitates, debilitated, debilitating Quotations: Eddie Izzard –   Performance enhancing drugs …

Noun: disguise Pronunciation: (dis’gIz) Disguise meaning: An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something. Any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer’s identity. The act of concealing the identity …

Verb: disembark Pronunciation: (dis-im’baa(r)k) Disembark meaning: To go ashore from a ship or to leave an aircraft or other vehicle. Synonyms: debark,set down,step off,get off,pile out Quotations: John Markley – We’re working toward figuring out …

Verb: discommode Pronunciation: (dis-ku’mowd) Discommode meaning: To cause inconvenience or discomfort to. Synonyms: bother,inconvenience,trouble,disoblige,put out   Quotations: Frank Delaney – Guns discommode me. Their facility alarms me. Point and kill. Ruin someone’s life. Remove at a …

Noun: dauber Pronunciation: (do-bu(r)) Dauber meaning: An unskilled painter Synonyms: painter Quotations: Louisa May Alcott  – Talent isn’t genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I …

Noun: dichromacy Pronunciation: (dI’krow,mecy) Dichromacy meaning: A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed …

Noun: drudgery Pronunciation: (dru-ju-ree) Drudgery meaning: Hard monotonous routine work. Synonyms: donkey work, grind, plodding   Quotations:  Russell H. Ewing – A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A …