Vocabulary Builders: Useful Phrases, Page 4 (D)
This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com focuses on ways to enliven your writing and speech. You'll find a collection of colorful phrases to add extra flavor and help develop your vocabulary
If you are looking for ways to enliven your writing and speech, this classic collection from Grenville Kleiser provides an abundance of colorful phrases.
You can review these lists when you seek a little extra punch in written works, and you can also use them to develop your vocabulary by identifying, looking up, and learning words you don't know.
This set of useful phrases consists of nouns (occasionally verbs or adjectives) modified by adjectives or adverbs.
D
damaging admission
dampened ardor
dancing sunshine
dangerous temerity
dappled shadows
daring candor
dark superstition
dashing gallantry
dastardly injustice
dauntless courage
dawning instinct
dazed brain
dazzling triumph
deadly virulence
deaf tribunal
deathless structure
debasing tendency
debatable point
debilitating features
decadent poets
deceiving mists
decided superiority
decisive manner
declamatory treatment
declared brotherhood
decorously adorned
deepening dusk
deep-seated curiosity
deep-toned lamentations
defective construction
defenseless innocence
defensive alliance
deferential regard
defiant coldness
deficient vitality
definite conception
deformed visage
deft evasion
degrading tendencies
delectable speculations
delegated power
deliberate abnegation
delicate discrimination
delicious vagueness
delightful variation
delirious ecstasies
delusive charm
demagogic style
democratic institutions
demoniacal force
demonstrable conclusion
demoralizing luxury
demure composure
denunciatory terms
departed glories
deplorable decay
deprecatory shrug
depressing concomitants
depthless forest
derisive voice
derogatory denial
descriptive power
desecrated ideals
deserted desert
deserved approbation
desirable distinction
desolating dread
despairing austerity
desperate defiance
despicable vices
despondent exaggeration
despotic rulers
destructive radicalism
desultory vacillation
detailed portraiture
detected hypocrisies
determinate swing
detestable purpose
dethroned princes
detrimental result
devastating effect
devilish sophistries
deviously subtle
devitalized personality
devoted attachment
devouring ambition
devout thanksgiving
dewy coolness
dexterous impudence
diabolical passion
dialectic power
diametrically opposite
dictatorial manner
dictionary significance
didactic exposition
different distortion
difficult portraiture
diffident civility
diffuse verbosity
dignified austerity
digressional adventure
dilettante mind
diligently propagated
dim comprehension
diminished efficacy
diminutive stature
diplomatic skill
dire consummation
direct obligation
disappointing attitude
disarmed criticism
disastrous termination
discarded reminiscences
discerning critic
disciplined mind
disclosed insincerity
discomfited opponent
disconcerted conjecture
disconnected fancies
disconsolate opinions
discordant sounds
discredited statement
discretional opinion
discriminating homage
discursive staggerings
disdainful comment
diseased hallucinations
disembodied personality
disengaged air
disfiguring disguise
disgraceful plight
disgruntled pessimist
disguised contempt
disgusted protest
disheartening facts
dishonorable submission
disillusioned youth
disintegrating tendency
disinterested motive
disjoined reminiscences
dismal seclusion
dismantled appearance
disordered imagination
disparaging criticism
dispassionate judgment
dispelling fear
displeasing softness
disproportionate ideas
disputative philosopher
disquieting thrill
disreputable aspect
dissenting opinion
dissimilar laws
dissipated illusion
dissolute audacity
dissolving years
dissonant jargon
distant adherent
distasteful notion
distempered feeling
distinct desideratum
distorted vanity
distracting babble
distraught air
distressing laxity
disturbed equanimity
diurnal rotation
divergent calculations
diversified attributes
diverting interests
divine potentialities
dizzy precipice
documentary evidence
dogged determination
doggerel expressions
dogmatic assurance
doleful forebodings
domestic endearment
dominating influence
domineering insolence
dormant capacities
doubly odious
doubtful authenticity
downright nonsense
downtrodden drudge
drab apology
dramatic liveliness
drastic action
dread presence
dreaming adventurer
dreamless rest
dreary disrelish
droll incongruity
droning world
drowsy tranquillity
dubious success
ductile language
dulcet tone
dull aversion
dumb surprise
dumbfounded amazement
durable impression
dusky obscurity
dutiful compliance
dynamic energy
dynastic insolence
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Editor's note: This section of EnhanceMyVocabulary.com is excerpted and adapted from Project Gutenberg's Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases, by Greenville Kleiser.
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