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Difficult English Words with Meanings for 17th March :

Detour (n) : a round about route, deviation

someDetract (v) : divert, reduce

some new words in oxford dictnory with their meaning

Detrain (v) : discharge from train

Detriment (n) : damage, injury

Deuce (n) : plying cards of dice with two spots

Devastate (v) : lay waste, ravage, plunder

Develop (v) : to grow larger, mature, unfold

Deviate (v) : wander from the right course, turn away, take a round about route

Device (n) : an emblem, a scheme, a piece of machinery

Devil (v) : an evil spirit, temper of mankind, Satan

Devious (adj.) : indirect, round about, cooked

Devise (v) : plan, invent, contrive, bequeath

Devoid (adj.) : free from, not having empty, not possessing

Devolve (v) : to dedicate completely, to set aside for

Devote (v) : dedicate, set apart

Devoted (v) : dedicate, loving, zealous, loyal

Devotee (n) : an earnest follower

Devotion (n) : great love, prayer, worship, piety, earnest

Devotional (adj.) : devotion

Devour (v) : eat greedily, consume to absorb wholly, destroy

Devout (adj.) : holy, given to religious duties, solemn

Dew (n) : tiny drops of moisture, formed from water vapour in the air

Dewlap (n) : fold of loose skin hanging under the throat of cattle, dogs, etc.,

Dexterity (n) : cleverness, ability, expertness

Dexterous (adj.) : adroit, clever, skilful

Dhal (n) : a kind of pulse

Diabetes (n) : a kind of disease

Diabolical (adj) : devilish, impious

Diadem (n) : royal crown, a head band

Diagnose (v) : find out from the symptoms

Diagnosis (n) : ascertaining disease by symptoms

Diagonal (adj.) : joining opposite points

Diagram (n) : a drawing to illustrate something

Dial (n) : a place to show the numbers of the clock or watch

Dialect (n) : language of a community or district

Dialogue (n) : conversation or talk between two or more people

Diameter (n) : line through the center, breath, thickness

Diamond (n) : a bright precious tone, a shape like

Diaper (n) : baby’s napkin

Diarrhoea (n) : looseness of the bowels