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Word Origin Definition


1 Dactylogram Greek+Greek An impression taken from a finger :
fingerprint
2 Dachshund German A small dog of a breed of German origin
having a long drooping ears, commonly
short sleek coat and the legs short in
comparison with body length
3 Decelerate Latin Lessen the speed of : slow down
4 Debris French The remains of something broken down or
destroyed
5 Delirious Latin Affected with frenzied excitement or wild
enthusiasm
6 Deliquesce Latin Become soft or liquid with age
7 Deterrent Latin serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit :
serving to deter
8 Dillydally French>English Any of various units of land area
9 Disingenuousness Latin State of being unworthily or meanly artful
10 Dreadful English Arousing feelings of disapproval or
dissatisfaction
11 Drivel English Talk stupidly and carelessly without due
thought, knowledge, or consideration
12 Duodenitis Latin Inflamation of the first part of the small
intestine
13 Dyslexia Greek A disturbance of the ability to read

14 Dormancy Latin>French>English The quality or state of being inactive


15 Disquisition Latin An elaborate analytical or explanatory
discussion : discourse
16 Discotheque Greek>Latin>French A nightclub for dancing recorded music
17 Dichotomy Greek Fitted or intended to teach
18 Deuce Latin>French A tie in tennis in points toward a game or
in games requiring scoring of two
consecutive points by one side to win the
game or set
19 Derailleur French A mechanism for shifting gears on a
bicycle that operates by moving the chain
from one set of exposed gears to another
20 Dantesque Italian name Of, relating to, or resembling the italian
writer Dante or his writings.

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