demote, demoted, demoting, demotes.transitive verbs
to reduce in grade, rank, or status
demotion.noun

de facto.adjective
actual (de facto legislation); actually exercising power though not legally or officially established (a de facto government)
de facto.adverb
in fact; actual; in reality or fact; actually

defame, defamed, defaming.transitive verbs
to malign; to disgrace; to attack the reputation of; slander or libel
defamatory.adjective
defamer.noun

defer, deferred, deferring, defers.verbs
transitive verb use-to put off; postpone; po postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft); shelve; stay; suspend
intransitive verb use.to procrastinate
deferrable.adjective
deferrer.noun

deference.noun
submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgment of another; courteous respect

deferential.adjective
marked by or exhibiting deference
deferentially.adverb

defiant.adjective
marked by defiance; boldly resisting
defiantly.adverb

defiance.noun
open, bold resistance to opposition 
defiant.adjective
challenging; openly and boldly resisting 

defy.transitive verb
to resist or oppose boldly or openly

deficient.adjective
lacking in some necessary quality or element (deficient in judgment); not up to a normal standard or complement; defective (deficient strength) 
deficiently.adverb
deficient.noun
one that is deficient (a mental deficient)
deficiency.noun, plural.deficiencies
the quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy; a lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health; an insufficiency (a nutritional deficiency)

define, defined, defining, defines.verbs
transitive verb use.to describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain (define the properties of support underlying the universe); to state the precise meaning of (a word or sense of a word, for example); to specify.distinctly; to serve to distinguish; characterize
intransitive verb use.to make or write a definition
definability.noun
definable.adjective
definably.adverb
definement, definer.nouns

definitive.adjective
precisely defined or explicit-(definitive laws – laws defining measurable occurrences); authoritative and apparently exhaustive; serving as a perfect example; quintessential; supplying or being a final settlement or decision; conclusive; decisive; authoritative and complete (a definitive biography); conclusive
definitive, definitiveness.nouns
definitively.adverb
Grammar –-a word that defines or limits, such as the definite article or a demonstrative pronoun

deflect, deflected, deflecting, deflects.intransitive-and.transitive verbs
to turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate
deflectable,-deflective.adjectives
deflector.noun

defunct.adjective
no longer living, existing, or functioning (the committee is now defunct); dead

deft, defter, deftest.adjective
quick and skillful; adroit; dexterous
deftly.adverb
deftness.noun

degenerate.adjective
having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state (acid rock shows music can degenerate from lifting one's spirit, to a level of dissonance.commensurate with emotions produced); having fallen to an inferior or undesirable state, especially in mental or moral qualities
degenerate, degenerated, degenerating, degenerates.intransitive verbs
degenerately.adverb
degeneration-noun
the process of degenerating
degenerateness.noun

degeneration.noun
the process of degenerating; the state of being degenerate

disgrace.noun
loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame; the condition of being strongly and generally disapproved; one that brings disfavor or discredit (your handwriting is a disgrace)
disgrace, disgraced, disgracing, disgraces.transitive verbs
to bring shame or dishonor on (gossiping disgraces others unfairly; disgraced the entire community with his attitude, words and actions)
disgracer.noun

disgraceful.adjective
bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful
disgracefully.adverb
disgracefulness.noun

degrade, degraded, degrading, degrades.transitive verbs
to reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote; to lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace.(a scandal that degraded the participants; to lower in moral or intellectual character; debase; to reduce in worth or value (degrade a currency)
degrader.noun

degradation.noun
the act or process of degrading; the state of being degraded; degeneration; a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level

Deity.noun
inflected form(s).plural.Deities
the rank or essential nature of God; Divinity; Supreme Being
deific.adjective
making or tending to make divine; of or characterized by divine or godlike nature
deify, deified, deifying, deifies.transitive verbs
to make a god of; raise to the condition of a god; to worship or revere as a god (deify an entertainment figure); to idealize; exalt.(deifying success
deifier.noun

de jure.adverb
in accordance with law 
de jure.adjective
Law.–.according to law; by right

delectable.adjective
greatly pleasing; delightful; greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious
delectable, delectability or delectableness-nouns
something delightful or delicious (a feast of homecooked delectables)
delectably.adverb

draft.noun
a preliminary outline of a plan, document, or picture (the first draft of a bill); a current of air in an enclosed area; a device that regulates the flow or circulation of air; the act of pulling loads; traction; something that is pulled or drawn; a load; a team of animals used to pull loads; a written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund; the drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg; an amount drawn (ordered two drafts of ale); the process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty (a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention; a hockey draft {system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams}); compulsory enrolment in the armed forces; conscription; a body of people selected or conscripted (here comes the new draft off the bus); the act of drawing in a fishnet; the quantity of fish caught; an allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise
Nautical.–.the depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft
draft, drafted, drafting, drafts.verbs
transitive verb use.to draw up a preliminary version of or plan for; to create by thinking and writing; compose (draft a speech); to select from a group for some usually compulsory service (drafted into the army)
intransitive verb use.to drive close behind another vehicle to take advantage of the reduced air pressure in its wake
draft.adjective
suited for or used for drawing heavy loads (oxen and other draft animals); drawn from a cask or tap (draft beer)
on draft.idiom
drawn from a large container, such as a keg
(Middle English draught, act of drawing or pulling, from Old English dragan, to draw)

delegate.noun
a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or an agent; a representative to a conference or convention; a member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature; an elected or appointed representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote
delegate, delegated, delegating, delegates.transitive verbs
to authorize and send (another person) as one's representative; to commit or entrust to another (delegate a task to a subordinate)
delegator.noun