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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Distort | to twist out true meaning or shape into something else. |
| Disruptive | Describing a noun that interrupts the normal process of things. |
| Digression | It's when one leaves the main topic in a discussion temporarily. |
| Diversity | This means a variety of something. |
| Divulge | To reveal private information. |
| Disintegrate | To break up into small parts. |
| Diffuse | To spread out over a large space. |
| Dissect | To cut or slice something open. |
| Distended | When something is enlarged or expanded |
| Diffident | Adjective used to describe someone with low confidence or a shy personality. |
| Diffidence | The stage when one lacks confidence or is very shy. |
| Disperse | To spread apart; to scatter. |
| Divert | To take attention away from something or someone. |
| Disturb | To interrupt or bother someone. |
| Dissolve | When something mixes with a liquid and becomes part of that liquid itself. |
| Dilute | To make liquid thinner or thicker by adding another liquid. |
| Disconcerting | To make someone feel bad or embarrassed. |
| Dismissed | To let someone leave. |
| Disappear | To pass out of sight or make oneself non visible. |
| Dispense | To give something. |
| Discordant | Very disturbing, non harmonic sound. |
| Dismantle | To take a machine or some kind of structure and tear it apart. |
| Dissonance | When there is no mutual consent in a conversation. |
| Dissolution | Act of officially ending a marriage. |
| Dilapidated | Someone who is physically not well because of lack of care. |
| Distortions | The state of having facts twisted or when someone is provided with a false meaning of things. |
| Disinterested | Someone who is not biased. |
| Digress | To temporarily leave the main topic. |
| Distraught | When one is severely upset and they're not able to think properly. |
| Disclose | To announce something publicly. |