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decalogue
defense
deliverer
deliveror (law)
demagogue
demarcation
dependent
descendant (n., adj.)
desecrater
desiccate
desuetude (suspended)
destitute (bereft)
detractor
develop, -ment
device (contrivance)
devise (convey)
dextrous (syllable division)
diaeresis
diaeretic
diuretic (water pill)
diagramed, -ing
diagrammatic
dialed, -ing
dialogue
dialysis
diaphragm
diarrhea
dickey
dietitian
diffuser
dike
dilettante
dinghy (boat)
diphtheria
discreet (prudent)
discrete (distinct)
disheveled, -ing
disk
dispatch
dissension
distention
distill, -ed, -ing, -ment
distributor
diverter
divorcee
doctoral
doctrinaire
doggerel
dossier
doweled, -ing
downward
dreadnought
dreamed
drought
dueled, -ing
duffelbag
dullness
dumfound
dwelt
dyeing (coloring)
dying (death)
E
eastward
ecstasy
edema
edgewise
electronics (n.)
electronic (adj.)
eleemosynary
elicit (to draw)
illicit (illegal)
embarrass
embed
embellish
emboweled, -ing
emboweler
emigrant (go from)
immigrant (go into)
emigree
eminent (famous)
imminent (soon)
employee
enameled, -ing
encage
encase
encave
enclasp
enclose
enclosure
encumber
encumbrance
encyclopedia
endorse, -ment
endwise
enfeeble
enforce, -ment
engraft
enroll, -ed, -ing, -ment
en shade
en sheathe
ensnare
ensure (guarantee)
insure (protect)
entrench
entrepreneur
entrust
entwine
envelop (v.)
envelope (n.)
enwrap
eon
epaulet, -ed, -ing
epiglottis
epilogue
equaled, -ing
erysipelas
escallop
escapable
esophagus
etiology
evacuee
evanescent
eviscerate
evocative
exhibitor
exhilarate
exonerate
exorbitant
expellant
exposé (n., exposure)
expose (v., to lay open)
exsiccate
extant (in existence)
extent (range)
extoll, -ed, -ing
eying
eyrie
F
fantasy
farther (distance)
further (degree)
favor
fecal
feces
fetal
fetish
fetus
fiber
fiche (microfiche)
filigree
finable
finagle
financier
fjord
flammable (not inflammable)
flection
fledgling
flexitime
flier
flotage
flotation
fluorescent
focused, -ing