Def: the fact or process of becoming worse
Examplr: We've seen a deterioration in relations between the countries.
Etymology: possibly a native formation, or else from French détérioration (15c.), noun of action from détériorer, from Late Latin deteriorare "get worse; make worse"
Word: Discharge
Def:to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court
Example: More than half of all prisoners discharged are reconvicted within two years.
Etymology: Middle English (in the sense ‘relieve of an obligation’): from Old French descharger, from late Latin discarricare ‘unload’
Word: Disclose
Def: to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden
Example: The company has disclosed profits of over £200 million.
Etymology: late Middle English: from Old French desclos-, stem of desclore, based on Latin claudere ‘to close’.
Word: Dilapidated
Def: in bad condition and needing repair
Example: We still use the dilapidated barn for storing tools.
Etymology: early 16th century (in the sense ‘waste, squander’): from Latin dilapidat- ‘demolished, squandered’, from the verb dilapidare, literally ‘scatter as if throwing stones’, from di- ‘apart, abroad’ + lapis, lapid- ‘stone’.
Word: Dreary
Def: unattractive and having nothing of any interest, and therefore likely to make you sad
Example: It was a gray, dreary day, with periods of rain.
Etymology: Old English drēorig ‘gory, cruel’, also ‘melancholy’, from drēor ‘gore’, of Germanic origin; related to German traurig ‘sorrowful’, also to drowsy, and probably to drizzle.
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