doom:
n. fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one; inevitable destruction or ruin; decision or judgment | doomsday:
n. judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
dossier:
n. a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject | dour:
a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect |
down to the wire:
ad. to the very end, as in a race or contest | downcast:
a. low in spirits; depressed; directed downward |
draconian:
a. extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict | drawl:
n. speaking with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance |
dredger:
n. one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging | dross:
n. waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter |
dub:
v. to honor with a title or description | ductile:
a. easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
dunce:
n. backward in book learning; child or other person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt | duplicity:
n. double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith. |
dwindle:
v. shrink; reduce in size; become less | easy listening:
n. style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies |
ebullient:
a. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm | eccentricity:
n. oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center |
eclecticism:
n. any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles | economize:
v. save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
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