D — The Judaism dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5deliverTo deliver means to take letters, parcels or goods to a place or person: the postman delivers the post.25 sentencesdeliveranceDeliverance is being rescued or set free from danger, suffering or evil.18 sentencesdelivererA person who sets others free or rescues them from danger or trouble.9 sentencesdeliveryTaking letters, parcels or goods to the place they are sent to.14 sentencesdelusionA false belief about something, held even though it is not true.8 sentencesdelveTo dig into the ground. It is an old word, now used mostly for searching deeply into something.4 sentencesdemandTo demand means to ask for something firmly, as if you have the right to it: she demanded an answer.19 sentencesdemeanourSomeone's demeanour is the way they look and behave, which shows their mood or character.11 sentencesdemolishTo knock something down completely so that it is destroyed.3 sentencesdemonA demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God.14 sentencesdemonstrateTo demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something.18 sentencesdemonstrationA demonstration is showing people how to do something or how something works.11 sentencesdenThe home of a wild animal, often hidden, like a fox's or lion's den or a bear's cave.21 sentencesdenominateTo denominate an amount or a price is to state it in a particular currency or unit.9 sentencesdenoteTo be a sign or symbol for something; to stand for.15 sentencesdenounceTo say publicly and strongly that something or someone is wrong, bad or evil.9 sentencesdentalDental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.11 sentencesdenyTo deny something is to say that it is not true.17 sentencesdepartTo leave, especially to start a journey.23 sentencesdepartedLeft a place, especially to start a journey (the train departed at 9:15).24 sentencesdepartingDeparting means leaving, going away from a place, especially for trains, buses and planes.12 sentencesdependenceNeeding someone or something else for help or support.3 sentencesdeposeTo remove a ruler or leader from power, often by force.12 sentencesdepositTo put money into a bank account.20 sentencesdepravedMorally bad or wicked, corrupted in behavior.3 sentencesdeprivedDeprived means not having enough of the things people need for a good life, such as money, food, good homes or schools.16 sentencesdepthDepth is how deep something is, how far it goes down from the top.23 sentencesdeputeTo appoint someone to act for you or to do a task on your behalf.3 sentencesdeputyA deputy is a person who acts for another and takes their place when needed.11 sentencesderideTo laugh at something with scorn and mock it.3 sentencesderisionUnkind laughter or comments that show you think someone or something is stupid or worthless; mocking.16 sentencesderivationThe derivation of a word is where it comes from and how it was made, for example from Latin or from another English word.12 sentencesderiveTo derive something from something is to get it from there: to derive pleasure from reading.17 sentencesderivedComing from or made from something else (a word derived from Latin).16 sentencesdes«Des» means «some» before a plural noun: «des pommes» is «some apples».14 sentencesdescendTo descend is to go or come down, or to move downwards.23 sentencesdescendantsYour descendants are your children, their children, their children's children and so on into the future.13 sentencesdescentA descent is a way or act of going down, like going down a hill, stairs or from the sky.10 sentencesdescribeTo say or write what someone or something is like: how it looks, sounds, feels, smells or behaves.19 sentencesdescriptionA description is words that tell what someone or something is likehow it looks, sounds, feels or behaves. — 13 sentencesdescriptiveTelling what something is like.3 sentencesdesertA desert (DEZ-ert) is a large area of land that gets very little rain, so few plants grow; it may be sandy, rocky, hot or cold.24 sentencesdeserterA person who leaves his own side and goes over to the enemy.3 sentencesdeserveIf you deserve something, you should get it because of what you have done or what you are like.17 sentencesdesignA design is a drawing or plan that shows how something will look or be made.18 sentencesdesignateTo choose someone or something officially for a job or purpose.11 sentencesdesignedDesigned means planned and drawn before being made: she designed a poster.18 sentencesdesirableDesirable means worth having or wanting; good, useful or attractive.14 sentencesdesirenoun.25 sentencesdesirousOld or formal: wanting very much to have or do something.6 sentencesdesistTo stop doing something, especially when told to: «desist from doing it».10 sentencesdesolateDesolate means empty and bare, with no people or life.17 sentencesdesolationDesolation is a state of being empty, ruined and bare, with nothing living.17 sentencesdespairThe feeling of having lost all hope.13 sentencesdespatchTo despatch something is to send it off, especially a parcel, letter or message.13 sentencesdesperateFeeling that you have little hope and will do anything to change the situation.17 sentencesdespiseTo despise someone or something is to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong.11 sentencesdespisedTo despise someone or something is to dislike them very strongly and think they are worthless.21 sentencesdespiteDespite means without being stopped by something; even though something else is true.15 sentencesdespoilOld use: to rob a place or person of goods or treasure, often by force, and leave it damaged.10 sentencesdespoiledTo despoil is to rob a place or person of its valuable things, often by force, leaving them with nothing.6 sentencesdestineTo set aside something for a certain purpose or fate.1 sentencesdestinyDestiny is what will happen to someone in the future, especially when it seems already decided by fate or a higher power.11 sentencesdestituteHaving nothing; extremely poor, without food, money or help.7 sentencesdestroyTo destroy something means to damage it so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists.25 sentencesdestroyedDestroyed is the past form of destroy, which means to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used.23 sentencesdestroyerA person or thing that destroys or ruins something.13 sentencesdestructionDestruction is the act of destroying something so badly that it is ruined or no longer exists.23 sentencesdetailsDetails are the small facts or parts that together make up something bigger.15 sentencesdetainTo keep someone in a place and not let them leave, such as the police holding a suspect.14 sentencesdeterminationBeing firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard.10 sentencesdetermineTo find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating.24 sentencesdeterminedHaving decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you.16 sentencesdetestTo hate something or someone very much.10 sentencesdetestableVery hateful; so bad or nasty that people strongly dislike it.22 sentencesdetestationA strong feeling of hatred or disgust for something.8 sentencesdevelopedDeveloped is the past form of «develop»: grew, changed, made or improved over time.13 sentencesdevelopmentDevelopment is the process of growing or changing and becoming bigger, stronger or more advanced.19 sentencesdeviceA device is a machine or tool made for a special job, like a phone, a tablet or a can opener.20 sentencesdevicesDevices are machines or tools made for a special job, especially electronic ones like phones, tablets and laptops.19 sentencesdevilThe Devil is the main evil spirit in some religions, the enemy of God.16 sentencesdeviseTo invent or plan something clever or new, usually after careful thinking: «devise a plan».18 sentencesdevoteTo devote time, effort or money to something is to give a lot of it to that one thing.12 sentencesdevotedVery loving and loyal (a devoted dog, a devoted fan).22 sentencesdevotionGreat love and loyalty to someone or something.13 sentencesdevourTo eat something quickly and hungrily, often all of it.24 sentencesdewDew is the tiny drops of water that form on grass, leaves and other cool surfaces outside, usually at night or early morning.20 sentencesdiademA diadem is a crown or band worn on the head, often made of gold or jewels, and worn by a queen, princess or other royal person.9 sentencesdiagonalDiagonal means going in a slanting line, not straight across or straight up.14 sentencesdiagramA diagram is a simple drawing with lines, shapes and labels that shows how something works, what its parts are, or how things are connected.13 sentencesdialA dial is the round face of a clock, watch or measuring instrument, with numbers and a pointer.16 sentencesdialectA dialect is a form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular group, with its own words, grammar and pronunciation.9 sentencesdiameterA straight line going from one side of a circle to the other, passing through the centre.9 sentencesdiamondA diamond is a very hard, clear, sparkling precious stone.15 sentencesdiaphragmThe diaphragm is a large, flat, dome-shaped muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe.10 sentencesdictationDictation is saying words aloud so that someone else can write them down exactly.8 sentencesdictionaryA dictionary is a book or website that lists words in alphabetical order and tells you what they mean, how to spell and say them.16 sentencesdieTo die means to stop living.26 sentencesdifferTo differ means to be not the same as something else.15 sentencesdifferenceIn maths, the difference is how much bigger one number is than another; 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