C1 vocab D

debacle

a powerful failure, fiasco

Her performence in the theatre

debase

reduce the value, status, or quality of sth

Monly has debased basketball

decimate

to kill or destroy a large number of sth

Decimate the population of exotic birds

deft

skillful, capable, clever, quick

The guitarist has deft fingers

delectable

delicious, attractive, tasteful

Delectable recipe, delectable meal, delectable lips

delineate

portray, accurately describe sth, sketch out

delineate the target, delineate characters, delineatethe location

deluded

to believe in sth that is not real or true

We delude ourselves that we are in control

demure

shy, modest, bashful, quiet

He is always shy and demure with girls

denigrate

to criticize sth hardly and unfairly, to spoil the reputation

Her terrible history denigretes her as a person

depute

transfer power to someone, allow someone to do sth on your behalf

I have deputed my social media accounts to my manager

deride

to criticize someone hardly, to laugh at someone

They deride her effort to get married as soon as possible

desecrate

deliberately damage sth sacred, holy, or very much respected

The vandels desecrated the temple

deteriorate

to become worse

Her health begen to deteriorate

dexterous

very skillful and quick with their hands

dexterous pianist, dexterous guitarist

digression

moving away from the main subject, turning aside

Degression from the main purpose of our meeting

discernment

the ability to make good judgments

Anna shows good discernment in choosing friends

disclose

to show what was hidden, to give out secret information to people

Disclose the details of transaction, disclose your salary to colleagues

disconsolate

sad, unhappy, gloomy

Mary was disconsolate after the divorce

discrepancy

the difference between the or more things that must be the same

A discrepancy between his public and private image

disdain

dislike someone of sth, disrespect

Michael shows great disdain for the low

dislodge

to remove sth or someone from a position

Dislodge the rock, dislodge the Governor

disparage

express a negative opinion about someone or sth

Don't disparage Mary' s attempts to become a doctor

distraught

upset, sad, worried

My wife's death left me extremely distraught

docile

easy influenced or persuaded

Docile children, docile dogs

donnish

serious, smart, accademic

He looks like a geek and donnish in manner

dour

antisocial, hard, unfriendly

He was a dour and gloomy man

dubious

not completely safe, true, or honest

Their claims were dubious and unproven