dismay v. to destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension; to cause to lose enthusiasm; disillusion

dismiss v. to send away; to fire; to release; to free

disparate adj. markedly different; contrasting

dispassion n. freedom from passion, bias, or emotion; objectivity

dispassionate adj. devoid of or unaffected by passion, emotion, or bias

dispatch n. sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness

dispatch v. to send off quickly; to dismiss; to conclude with speed and efficiency; to eliminate

dispel v. to rid one's mind of; to drive away or off by or as if by scattering

dispense n. expenditure; pardon

dispense v. to do without; to give up; to distribute; to give out; to hand out

disperse v. to drive off or scatter in different directions; to cause to vanish or disappear; to disseminate

displace v. to move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland; to take the place of; supplant; to discharge from an office or position

display n. presentation; show; screen; monitor (Computers); exposure; exhibition; attractive arrangement of products

display v. to put out for others to see; to show; to exhibit; to reveal; to show in an ostentatious manner

disposal n. getting rid of; arranging

dispose v. to control; to arrange; to put in order

disposition n. tendency; character; nature; trait; arrangement; placement

dispute n. quarrel; disagreement; argument

dispute v. to argue; to debate; to appeal; to contest; to oppose; to fight against

disrupt v. to upset; to disturb; to divide

dissent n. difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement; the refusal to conform to the authority or doctrine of an established church

dissent v. to differ in opinion or feeling; disagree; to withhold assent or approval

dissidence n. disagreement, as of opinion or belief; dissent

dissipate v. to scatter; to spread out; to be scattered

dissolve v. To cause to pass into solution; To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel; To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate

distinctive adj. special; unique; different

distinguish v. to mark as different; to see as different; to discern; to recognize

distort v. to twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; to give a false or misleading account of; misrepresent; to cause to work in a twisted or disorderly manner; pervert

distract v. to disturb; to confuse; to worry; to divert; to amuse; to draw one's attention away; opposite of to attract

distress n. anxiety or mental suffering; severe strain resulting from exhaustion or an accident; the condition of being in need of immediate assistance

distress v. to cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to; to mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use

distribute v. to divide and dispense in portions; to supply (goods) to retailers; to spread or diffuse over an area; scatter; to separate into categories; classify

distributor n. person, company or organization that markets a commodity, product or service; wholesaler; person who allots or dispenses

disturb v. to bother; to interrupt; to confuse; to worry; to cause concern; to cause disorder

diverse adj. different; varied

diversification n. process of becoming varied

diversify v. to make different; to invest one's assets in various securities

diversity n. variety; difference; unlikeness

divert v. to distract; to entertain; to turn in a different direction; to deflect

dividend n. a share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society; a payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt

division n. act of separating into parts; partitioning; basic mathematical operation in which one number is divided by another; department; faculty; ranking; level according to difficulty; group of soldiers that form a distinct tactical unit within a squadron

document n. certificate; paper which provides information or evidence; deed; written file; data file containing the product of a user's work (Computers)

document v. to record for evidence; to write down; to provide with documentary evidence; to substantiate

documentation n. collection of written records; use of written records as evidence

domain n. a territory over which rule or control is exercised; a sphere of activity, concern, or function; a field

domestic adj. pertaining to home; pertaining to family; tame (about an animal)

domestic n. housemaid; servant; housekeeper

dominant adj. exercising the most influence or control; most prominent, as in position; ascendant

dominate v. to control; to rule; to command

donate v. to give; to contribute; to grant; to bestow

donation n. gift; contribution

dosage n. administration of a therapeutic agent in prescribed amounts; addition of an ingredient to a substance in a specific amount, especially to wine

dotted adj. spotted; speckled; composed of a series of small dashes (about a line)

downcast adj. directed downward; low in spirits; depressed

download v. to copy files from a distant computer onto another computer through an Internet connection

downsize v. to reduce the size of; to make smaller; to manufacture smaller amounts; to cut the number of employees

downsizing n. act of reducing the size of; bringing something down to a smaller scale; lowering expenses; taking various measures to cut costs in order to stabilize the financial situation of a corporation (i.e. manufacturing in smaller amounts, etc.)

downstream adj. in the direction of a stream's current; closer to the point of sale than to the point of production or manufacture (Business)

downturn n. negative tendency (especially in economy or business)

downward adj. descending

downward adv. towards a lower place, position or section

draft n. rough outline; sketch; check; written order for payment; conscription; calling up for army service; current of air

draft v. to make an outline; to draw up in written form; to conscript; to recruit for military service; to force or persuade to do some task; to draw out and separate

drastic adj. extreme; intense; severe

drastically adv. (b) intensely; in an extreme manner; severely

draw v. to attract; to pull; to pull out; to sketch; to depict with lines; to describe with words; to move towards; to suck in; to conclude; to drain; to stretch out; to pick randomly; to be given randomly; to shrink by contraction; to disembowel

drawback n. a disadvantage or inconvenience; a refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes for goods destined for reexport

dress code n. formally or socially imposed standards of dress, especially in a company; the way employees of a company are dressed at work

drill n. tool for drilling holes; practice; training; furrow; seeding machine; row of seeds in a furrow

drill v. to bore a hole; to practice; to train; to sow seeds in rows

drop n. small globule of liquid; drip; very small amount; pendant; piece of candy; lozenge; act of dropping supplies from a plane; sudden descent; fall

duplicate adj. double; identical; matching

duplicate n. copy; photocopy; exact replica; reproduction

duplicate v. to copy; to replicate; to photocopy

durable adj. sturdy; long lasting

duration n. period of time that something continues

duress n. intimidation; constraint; pressure; coercion

dweller n. a person who inhabits a particular place

dynamic adj. forceful; energetic; vigorous; spirited; alive