1. Defalcate: To steal
The bureaucrat who was indicted for defalcation was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
S: Embezzle
2. Deleterious: Harmful
Tobacco is deleterious to health
S: Injurious
A: Helpful, Salubrious
3. Delineate: To describe
The main characteristics are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
S: Depict, Outline
4. Deluge: Great flood
This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.
5. Delusion: A false belief
He is under the delusion that he will be promoted this year.
S: Illusion
A: Revere
6. Denounce: To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly.
The government’s economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
7. Deplete: To use up (resources)
If we continue to deplete the Earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
S: Empty, Drain
A: Fill, Enlarge
8. Depreciate: To lessen in value
The value of landed property will not depreciate at least for next five years.
9. Deride: To laugh (bad activity)
To deride a handicapped person is one of the worst forms of moral depravity.
S: Taunt
10. Descry: To discover
When Ulysses and his men descried land after the several days of sailing, they were overcome with joy.
11. Desiccate: To dry out completely
These clothes must be desiccated by the afternoon.
12. Desultory: Aimless
A desultory approach to studies leads you nowhere.
S: Irregular
A: Regular
13. Heinous: Very bad and shocking
Her mother felt down after hearing the heinous news of her daughter.
14. Diligent: Hardworking
Diligence is one of the most prerequisites for success.
S: Assiduous
A: Lethargic
15. Disconcert: To upset
He was disconcerted to find that his pocket had been picked.
S: Embarrass
A: Encourage
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