Usage:They didd not hand Lady Jane ;they decapitated
her."off with her head", cried the Duches, eager to
decapitate poor alice
12)Decipher:Decode
Usage:I could not decipher the doctor's hand writing.
13)Declivity :Downward slope
Usage:The children loved to skid down the declivity.
14)Deface:Mar, Disfigure.
Usage: If you deface a library book you have to pay
a hefty fine.
15)Decoy : Lure or bait
Usage:the wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy
16)Defile:Pollute, profane
Usage:the hand looms defiled the church with their
scurrilous writings.
17)Descry :catch site of
Usage:In the distance, we could darely descry the enemy
vessels.
18)Derogatory: expressing a low opinion
Usage:I resent your derpgatory remarks.
19)Dirge :layment with music
Usage:the funeral dirge stirred us to tears.
20)Diadem:Crown
Usage:The King's diadem was on display at the museum