01. DAIS

dais

  • Meaning – A raised platform, as in for lecture, prize distribution.
  • Synonyms - stage, podium, rostrum.
  • Antonyms – // comment if you know.
  • Usage – She went on to the dais to take prize.

02. DALLY / DAWDLE

dally

  • Meaning – To waste time, to trifle.
  • Synonyms – Dawdle, timepass, waste-time, linger, loiter, hang, trifle.
  • Antonyms - hasten, hurry, step up.
  • Usage – He was dallying instead of studying for GRE.

03. DANK

dank

  • Meaning – unpleasantly humid, Slightly wet.
  • Synonyms – damp, moist.
  • Antonyms – dry, parched.
  • Usage – They huddled together into the dank forest.

04. DAPPER

dapper

  • Meaning – Neatly dressed; trim.
  • Synonyms – neat, nice, smart, trim, stylish, dainty.
  • Antonyms – unstylish, untidy, dishevelled, dirty, ungroomed.
  • Usage – A dapper man.

05. DAUB

daub

  • Meaning – To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud.
  • Synonyms – smear, plaster, cover, paint, smirch.
  • Antonyms – // Comment if you know.
  • Usage – Man apply an extra daub of colour.

06. DAUNT

daunt

  • Meaning – To abate the courage of; discourage.
  • Synonyms – discourage, dismay, shake, frighten, scare, terrify, intimidate.
  • Antonyms – support, encourage, inspire, comfort, cheer.
  • Usage - Isn’t that a daunting task?

07. DEADLOCK

deadlock

  • Meaning – A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions.
  • Synonyms -impasse, stalemate, standstill, dead end, stand-off, full-stop.
  • Antonyms – agreement, breakthrough.
  • Usage – Climate talks ended in a deadlock at Copenhegen.

08. DEADPAN

Deadpan

  • Meaning – A blank, expressionless face.
  • Synonyms -expressionless, poker-faced, inexpressive, impassive.
  • Antonyms – comical, expressive.
  • Usage – The deadpan expression of the smiley.

09. DEARTH

dearth

  • Meaning – A scarce supply,  Shortage of food.
  • Synonyms – lack, scarcity, shortage, insufficiency, need.
  • Antonyms – sufficient, abundant, excess, plenty.
  • Usage – A dearth of rain.

10. DEBACLE

debacle

  • Meaning – A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall.
  • Synonyms – disaster, catastrophe, fiasco, rout.
  • Antonyms – boon, miracle, wonder.
  • Usage - The climate change conference in Copenhagen was a debacle.