delineate (de-lin'e-at), represent by sketch; describe. delirious (de-lir'i-us), wild with feeling. Delos (de'los), the smallest island of the Cyclades, according to legend originally a floating island and the birthplace of Apollo. deluge (del'uj), flood. delusion (de-lu'zhun), deception for want of knowledge. delusive (de-lu'siv), deceptive. demeanor (de-men'er), behavior. demon (de'mon), evil spirit. demoniac (de-mo'ni-ak), like a demon. denotement (de-not'ment), sign or indication. deplorably (de-plor'a-bli), grievously. depositories (de-poz'i-to-riz), place where anything is stored for keeping. depravity (de-prav'i-ti), corruption, wickedness. derision (de-rizh'un), insult. descent (de-sent'), a passing downward. descried (de-skrid'), saw, beheld. desert (dez'ert), solitary; empty. designate (des'ig-nat), point out. desist (de-zist'), stop. desolateness (des'e-lat-nes), state of being desolate or lonely. despair (de-spar'), give up hope. desperate (des'per-at), hopeless, reckless. despicable (des'pi-ka-b'l), fit to be despised; mean. despondent (de-spon'dent), low spirited. despotism (des'pot-iz'm), tyranny. destined (des'tind), marked out. destiny (des'ti-ni), doom, fate. detained (de-tand'), kept back or from; delayed. detract (de-trakt'), take away. detractor (de-trak'ter), one who slanders. deviate (de'vi-at), go put of the way. device (de-vis'), design; invention. devious (de'vi-us), wandering. devoid (de-void'), destitute. devotee (dev'o-te'), one wholly devoted. devoutly (de-vout'li), earnestly. dexterity (deks-ter'i-ti), skill. dexterous (deks'ter-us), skillful, artful. diffuse (di-fuz'), spread. dight (dit), adorn. dignities (dig-'ni-tiz), honors. dike (dik), embankment to prevent flooding. diligence (dil'i-jens), industry. dinning (din'ing), incessant talking. "dire-struck," struck with terror. dirge (durj), funeral hymn. discern (di-zurn'), see, detect. discipline (dis'i-plin), training; punishment. disconsolate (dis-kon'so-lat), sorrowful, comfortless. discordant (dis-kor'dant), not harmonious. discountenance (dis-koun'te-nans), not approve of; discourage. discourse (dis-kors'), conversation. discredit (dis-kred'it), disbelief. disembogue (dis'em-bog'), discharge; flow out. disguise (dis-giz'), change the appearance of. dismember (dis-mem'ber), disjoint. disperse (dis-purs'), scatter. disputation (dis'pu-ta'shun), dispute, a reasoning on opposite sides. disqualify (dis-kwol'i-fi), render unfit. dissever (di-sev'er), part in two. dissolution (dis'o-lu'shun), separating into parts. dissonant (dis'o-nant), sounding harshly, discordant. distaff (dis'taf), a staff holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which thread is spun by hand. distended (dis-tend'ed), lengthened out. distorted (dis-tort'ed), twisted, wrested. ditto (dit'o), exact copy. diverge (di-vurj'), extend from a common point in different directions. divers (di'verz), several, different.