D Flashcards
(30 cards)
dainty
morsel, delicacy
damask
steel and iron specially welded to make a serpentine pattern
darkling
dark (poetical)
dastard
an ignoble and cowardly person
daunt
intimidate
dearth
scarcity or shortage, especially of food
declaim
speak or recite passionately
deem
consider, conclude
defile
ruin, corrupt
defray
pay for
dell
small valley
descry
catch sight of, especially something difficult to see
devices
things, especially situations, devised or engineered
dingle
deep hollow, usually shaded with trees
dissemble
hide one’s true intentions
divers
numerous and various
doggrel
trivial or worthless verse
dolven
delved, dug out
doom
fate (as opposed to modern usage, doom in this sense is not necessarily bad)
dotard
a person who has lost their wits, especially through old age
doughty
strong, powerful
dour
stern, unyielding; dour-handed steady-handed
draught
drawing or pulling force
draught2
a drink drawn from a barrel or storage jar