displace, displaced, displacing, displaces.transitive verbs
to move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland (millions of refugees who are displaced by war); to take the place of; supplant
displaceable.adjective
displacer.noun

displacement.noun
the act of displacing; the condition of having been displaced
Physics.-.the weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships; a vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body
Chemistry.-.a reaction in which an atom, a radical, or a molecule replaces another in a compound
Geology.-.the relative movement between the two sides of a fault; the distance between the two sides of a fault; dislocation Psychiatry.-.a defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute

disclaim, disclaimed, disclaiming, disclaims.verbs
transitive verb use.to deny or renounce any claim to or connection with; disown; to deny the validity of; repudiate
Law.-.to renounce one's right or claim to

divination.noun
the art or act of foretelling future events or revealing occult knowledge by means of augury or an alleged supernatural agency; an inspired guess or presentiment; something that has been divined
divinatory.adjective

divine, diviner, divinest.adjectives
having the nature of or being a deity; of, relating to, emanating from, or being the expression of a deity (sought divine guidance through meditation)
divine.noun
divine, divined, divining, divines.verbs
transitive verb use.to foretell through or as if through the art of divination; foretell; to know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection and contemplation; to locate (underground water or minerals) with a divining rod; douse
intransitive verb use.to practice divination
divinely.adverb
divineness, diviner.nouns

divinity.noun, plural.divinities
the state or quality of being divine; Divinity; godhead; God; a deity, such as a god or goddess

depend, depended, depending, depends.intransitive verbs
to rely.(children must depend on their parents); to place trust or confidence (you can depend on honesty as producing better results than deceitfulness)
dependent.adjective
contingent on another; subordinate; relying on or requiring the aid of another for support (dependent children)
dependent.also.dependant.noun
one who relies on another
dependently.adverb
dependence.also.dependance.noun
the state of being dependent, as for support; subordination to someone or something needed or greatly desired

delight.noun
great pleasure; joy; something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment
delight, delighted, delighting, delights.verbs
intransitive verb use.to take great pleasure or joy (delights in taking long walks with his enchantress; an old movie that still delights)
transitive verb use.to please greatly

Decapolis
a confederacy in northeast Palestine of ten Roman controlled cities settled by Greeks, formed after 63 B.C. and dominated by Damascus the capital and largest city of Syria, in the southwest part

defect.noun
the lack of something necessary or desirable for completion or perfection; deficiency; imperfection that causes inadequacy or failure.(a defect was seen by the tire's bulge); blemish; a shortcoming

defect, defected, defecting, defects.intransitive verbs
to disown allegiance to one's country and take up residence in another (the soldier defected); to abandon a position or an association
defection, defector.nouns

duffer.noun
an incompetent or dull-witted person; a casual or mediocre player of a sport, especially golf

diagram.noun
a plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole
Mathematics.-.a graphic representation of an algebraic or geometric relationship; a chart or graph
diagram, diagramed, diagraming, diagrams.transitive verbs
to indicate or represent by or as if by a diagram
diagrammable, diagrammatic.or.diagrammatical.adjectives
diagrammatically.adverb

disproportionate.adjective
out of proportion, as in size, shape, or amount
disproportionately.adverb
disproportionateness.noun

daydream.noun
to allow the mind to become still to the point the soul can well up to one's consciousness those things from the spiritual realm that are about one and his concerns; a dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake
daydream, daydreamed or daydreamt, daydreaming, daydreams.intransitive verbs
to have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
daydreamer.noun

disgruntle, disgruntled, disgruntling, disgruntles.transitive verbs
to make discontented
disgruntlement.noun

distribute, distributed, distributing, distributes.verbs
transitive verb use.to divide and dispense in portions; to supply goods to retailers; to deliver or pass out (distributing handbills on the street); to spread or diffuse over an area; scatter: distribute grass seed over the lawn

distribution.noun
the act of distributing or the condition of being distributed; apportionment; something distributed; an allotment; the act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed; diffusion; the process of marketing and supplying goods, especially to retailers
distributional.adjective

René Descartes, 1596-1650
French mathematician and philosopher; considered the father of analytic geometry, he formulated the Cartesian system of coordinates; his philosophy is based on the rationalistic.premise "I think, therefore I am"

denominator.noun
the expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates the number of parts into which one whole is divided; a common trait or characteristic; an average level or standard (the success of the film demonstrates the denominator of public taste)