doom | n. fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one; inevitable destruction or ruin; decision or judgment |
doomsday | n. judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
dossier | n. a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject |
dour | a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect |
down to the wire | ad. to the very end, as in a race or contest |
downcast | a. low in spirits; depressed; directed downward |
draconian | a. extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict |
drawl | n. speaking with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance |
dredger | n. one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging |
dross | n. waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter |
dub | v. to honor with a title or description |
ductile | a. easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
dunce | n. backward in book learning; child or other person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt |
duplicity | n. double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith. |
dwindle | v. shrink; reduce in size; become less |
easy listening | n. style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies |
ebullient | a. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
eccentricity | n. oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center |
eclecticism | n. any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles |
economize | v. save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
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