declivity a downward slope
And so it seems, with very little fuss,
the future’s come: declivity and rust.
defalcation misappropriation of funds, a breach of trust concerning money
If you would find the truth in situations,
follow the money: seek for defalcation.
deleterious harmful to mind or body
His politics weren’t radical or serious,
but how he wielded them was deleterious.
demimonde the world of women of doubtful reputation and social standing
Where are these righteous men in secret found?
Out sneaking to some maligned demimonde.
demotic of ordinary people
It’s more difficult to be despotic
when your clay’s matériel demotic.
digress to depart from the main subject temporarily in speaking or writing
If you would pontificate progress,
stay on point; you’ll lose them with digress.
dissociate to separate in one’s thoughts
It is an easy thing to find support
among the throng who live for hunt as sport:
they disassociate themselves from what they seek,
imagining themselves the strong, not weak.
doctrinaire applying theories or principles without regard for practical considerations
So many think themselves bold doctrinaires,
defending with their dying breath ideals
whose goals are some great future bright and fair,
but need a path wrought out of blood and steel.
donnybrook a wild fight, a free for all
A duck, then a dodge, then a mighty left hook!
Broken chair, busted lip, a damn fine donnybrook.
dybbuk the evil spirit of a dead person that enters and controls a live person’s body
What darkness has the dybbuk found here seen
that fouls with discontent and hate the mind,
and would destroy that good the world has been
in some revenge for what it left behind?
10 FEB 2017
