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disinclination: some mornings I feel a great disinclination to get our of bed

dismiss: believing in his love for her, she dismissed the motion that he might be unfaithful

disparage:a doting mother, she was more likely to praise her son's crude attempts at art than to disparage them

disparity: their disparity in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella

disperse: the police fired tear gas into the crowd to disperse the protesters

disputatious: convinced he knew more than his lawyers, he was a disputatious client, ready to argue about the best way to conduct the case

disseminate: by their use of the Internet, propagandists have been able to disseminate their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe

dissent: in the recent court decision, justice dissented from the major opinion

distend: i can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead

divergent: adj

doctrine: he was so committed to the doctrines of his faith that he was unable to evaluate them impartially

document: v she collected receipts in order to document her expenses

dupe: while the gullible Watson often was made a dupe by unscrupulous parties, Sherlock was far more difficult to fool.

duplicity: when she learned that he was two-timing her, she was furious at his duplicity