| depredate | To plunder or pillage | |
| depiction | A representation or characterization in words or through art | |
| denuded | Stripped of its covering, possessions, or assets; made bare | |
| denizen | An inhabitant or occupant of a particular place | |
| denigrate | To criticize unfairly; disparage | |
| demur | Raise doubts or objections or show reluctance | |
| demotic | Relating to ordinary people and their language; popular or colloquial | |
| crepuscular | of, resembling, or relating to twilight | |
| cowed | To frighten with threats or a show of force | |
| covert | Not openly acknowledged or displayed | |