D Words Flashcards
A seaport in and the capital of Senegal
Dakar
Dariole is a French term meaning a small culinary mold in the shape of a truncated cone
dariole
To remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
decorticate
(of a plant or part of a plant) lying along the ground or along a surface, with the extremity curving upward.
decumbent
The action or process of rendering something null and void.
defeasance
A word, phrase, or symbolic expression used to define something, especially in a dictionary entry, or introducing a word or symbol into a logical system by providing a statement of its meaning.
definiens
A paste or powder for cleaning the teeth.
dentifrice
A bicycle mechanism that moves the chain out and up, allowing it to shift to different cogs.
derailleur
A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
despot
A person who specializes in making diagnoses, especially of medical cases.
diagnostician
A small boat for recreation or racing, especially an open boat with a mast and sails.
dinghy
To disconcert or confuse (someone).
discombobulate
Any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration.
disinclination
To spread (something, especially information) widely.
disseminate
A comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.
doggerel
