decollete

(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d’ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

decomposition

decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts

decorous

proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)

decorum

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct

decoy

lure or bait; V.

decree

authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree

decrepit

weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man

decrepitude

state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

decry

express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films

deducible

derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning

deface

mar; disfigure

defalcate

embezzle

defame

harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory

default

failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.

defeatist

resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism

defect

shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)

defection

desertion