Words with Meanings – Page 11

Dissipate (v.) squander, waste — Pakistan cannot afford to dissipate the forest resources.
Devout (adj.) religious, pious — My mother is devout and God fearing.
Dint (n.) means, effort — You can attain success by dint of hard work.
Dormant (adj.) torpid, hidden, latent — Adversity brings out dormant qualities in a person to overcome the problems.
Divulge (v.) reveal, unravel — He tried to gain my favour by divulging the secrets of my friends.
Defunct (adj.) dead, no longer in use — On account of heavy loss, the factory of my uncle is almost defunct.
Delusion (n.) hallucination, false — We should never be under delusion about our capability.
Deplete (v.) reduce, dwindle — Pakistan has recklessly depleted her forest resources after her independence.
Debauch (v.) corrupt — Some of the TV channels have debauched the morals and manners of the youth of our country.
Dovetail (v.) fit together — You can be benefited only if you dovetail these two schemes to cut down the cost of the material.
Decoy (n.) lure, bait — A goat is often used as a decoy by the hunters to catch a lion.
Daunt (v.) intimidate — One should never be daunted by difficulties in life.
Deride (v.) scoff at — He is in the habit of deriding the achievements of his friends.
Debacle (n.) down fall — The poor batting performance resulted in the debacle of our team.
Diffident (adj.) shy, timid — A successful teacher is not expected to be diffident.