Who knew there were so many great words that start with theletter D? These are words that will benefit you both in college andafter your graduate because they will amplify your written andspoken English. Some may be familiar to you; others may not. Ineither case, in your Word Journal, you will list the words andtheir definitions. Even if you think you know the definition of aword, I encourage you to look it up in a dictionary (or on adictionary website) to be sure.

Some words may have multiple definitions. It is fine for you toinclude the first two or three definitions listed in the dictionaryentry. Those will be the most common definitions for the word.

Here is your list of D words:

decorum

deference

delusion

denigrate

desiccate

despotic

diatribe

dichotomy

diction

didactic

discern

disingenuous

disparate

dissipate

divergent

dubious

This next group of words begin with the letters E and F. Theseare helpful words to learn because they will benefit you both nowand after you graduate. Try to find ways to use these words as youwrite and speak to others. Even if you think you know what the wordmeans, I encourage you to look it up.  

Your Word Journal should include each word and itsdefinition.

Here are your E and F words (and one isn't a word, it's anabbreviation):

1. e.g.
2. egregious
3. elude
4. emergent
5. empathy
6. emulate
7. enigma
8. ennui
9. epiphany
10. epitaph
11. eradicate
12. erudite
13. eschew
14. ethereal
15. exacerbate
16. existential
17. exponential
18. extrapolate
19. extricate
20. formative
21. formidable
22. fruition