; Marcella Ducasses: D - Daily Word Dose

Wednesday 7 September 2011

D - Daily Word Dose

Deference - 1. Respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will,etc., of another. 2. Respectful or courteous regard: In deference to his wishes, they cremated him.

Deft - 1. dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever: deft hands, a deft mechanic.

Denounce - 1. To condemn or censure openly or publicly: To denounce a politician as morally corrupt.  2. To make a formal accusation against, as to the police or in a court.  3. To give formal notice of the termination or denial of (a treaty, pact, agreement or the like).

Deplorable -1. Causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend. 2. Causing or being subject to censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad: This room is in deplorable condition!

Dismal - 1. Causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: The dismal weather made me lazy and not want to do anything. 2. Characterized by ineptness or lack of skill; competence; effectiveness; imagination or interest; pitiful: Our team played a dismal game.

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