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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDroll
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
Duskiness
The quality or state of being darkish, dim, or shadowy, especially resembling the light of dusk.
Dystopian
Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
damselfly
An insect related to the dragonfly, typically smaller and more slender, which holds its wings folded back over its abdomen when at rest.
dearth
A scarcity or lack of something.
declamation
The delivery of an emphatic or rhetorical speech, often performed as an exercise in elocution or acting.
deep-structure
In transformational grammar, the underlying syntactic representation of a sentence that conveys its core semantic meaning before transformations are applied.
desolate
-(Of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak and empty loneliness.
detriment
State of being harmed or damaged.
dilapidated
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
disperse
To distribute or spread over a wide area.
dissemination
The act of spreading something, especially information, widely.