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D

De: Down

Ex: Depression, descend

Degenerate: become declined from a former state

Syn: decay, decline, descend, deteriorate

Ant: Ameliorate, improve, meliorate

Descend: To  step down from to high level to a lower one 

Dec: ten

Ex: Decameter, Decade, Decimal

Demo: People

Ex: Demography: The study of human populations 

Demagogue: a leader who makes use of popular words and promises in order to gain power

Democratic: related or favoring democracy 

Derm: Skin

Ex: Dermis, Dermatologist, Dermatitis, Epidermis

Epidermis: An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time

Syn: contagious, infectious 

Dermatology: Branch of  Medical department or Medicine to deal with the skin

Dextro: Right or clockwise

Ex: Dexterity: mental skill or quickness

 Dextrose

Dia: Across

Ex: Diagonal, Diameter, Dialogue, 

Dialect:  A language has different types of varieties used by the members of a group

Diagnosis: the Science of recognizing a disease from its symptoms

Dict: Say

Dictionary, Dictator, Diction, Dictate

 Dictate: to issue as an order

Syn: call, command, decree, direct, mandate, order

 Diction: choice of words regard to the correctness

Dign: Worthy

Ex: Dignify, Condign, dignitaries, Dignity

Dignity: the quality of being worthy, esteemed, honored 

Syn: class, fashion, quality, rank, standing, state

Diplo: Double

Diplomacy, Diplomat, Diploid

Ex: Diplomacy: the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations

Dom; Rule

Ex: Domain, Dominion, Domineer

Dorm: Sleep

Dormant, Dormitory

Ex: Dormant: in a lying position 

Syn: asleep,dozing,napping,resting,sleeping,slumbering

Ant: awake, sleepless

Dox: Opinion

Ex: Paradox, Doxologies, Orthodox

Orthodox: against the doctrine especially in religion

Syn: ceremonial, conventional, formal, regular, routine

Syn: casual, informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox

Dyna: Power

Ex: Dynamic, Dynamite

Duct: Lead

Deduct, ductile, Seduct, Induct, Conduct, Induct, Product, Deduct,

Ex: Conduct: to direct or take part in the operation

Syn: manage, operate, overlook carry on, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, 

Deduct: to take away or subtract ( amount) from a total amount