derogatory

expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage

descry

catch sight of (something distant)

desecrate

profane; violate the sanctity of

deserts

what someone deserves

desiccate

dry up

desolate

make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert

desperado

reckless, desperate outlaw

desperate

having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort

despise

look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible

despoil

plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village

despondent

without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection

despot

tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism

destitute

extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience

desultory

aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

detached

emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment

detain

keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention

determinate

having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final

determination

resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision

deterrent

something that discourages or deters

detonation

explosion

detraction

slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor