AP Lang "D" List

deleterious

Adj; harmful

dais

N; a raised platform for guests of honor

denigrate

V; to blacken, sully, or defame

digress

V; to stray from the main topic of attention in conversation or an argument

disseminate

V; to spread about

debase

V; to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character

deity

N; a supreme being

dilapidated

Adj; fallen into partial ruin

docile

Adj; easily led or managed; calm

divert

V; to distract

debonair

Adj; suave, sophisticated

defer

V; to deliberately put off

dissipate

V; to break up and scatter or vanish

discernible

Adj; recognizable as separate and distinct

disavowal

V; to deny responsibility for

deportment

N; a person’s behavior or manners

denizen

N; an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place

deprecate

V; to belittle, disparage, or express disapproval of oneself, often in a modest or self-critical way

draconian

Adj; extremely severe or cruel

dichotomy

N; a division into two contradictory groups

derivative

Adj; imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason

dexterity

N; mental skills or quickness

delineation

N; a portrayal

diatribe

N; a sharply abusive attack or criticism

decry

V; to express strong disapproval of