| ADSCITITIOUS | • adscititious adj. Derived or acquired from something extrinsic; not part of the real, inherent, or essential nature of a thing. • ADSCITITIOUS adj. added or assumed, also ASCITITIOUS. |
| DIFFUSIONIST | • diffusionist adj. Of or pertaining to diffusionism. • diffusionist n. A proponent of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| DILUVIALISTS | • diluvialists n. Plural of diluvialist. • Diluvialists n. Plural of Diluvialist. • DILUVIALIST n. one who believes in Noah's flood. |
| DISQUISITION | • disquisition n. A methodical inquiry or investigation. • disquisition n. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. • DISQUISITION n. a carefully argued examination of a topic. |
| DISQUISITIVE | • disquisitive adj. Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; inquisitive. • DISQUISITIVE adj. of or like a disquisition, also DISQUISITIONAL, DISQUISITIONARY, DISQUISITORY. |
| DISQUISITORY | • disquisitory adj. Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. • DISQUISITORY adj. of or like a disquisition, also DISQUISITIONAL, DISQUISITIONARY, DISQUISITIVE. |
| DISUNIONISTS | • disunionists n. Plural of disunionist. • DISUNIONIST n. someone who favours dissolution of a union. |
| DISUTILITIES | • disutilities n. Plural of disutility. • DISUTILITY n. the state of being counterproductive. |
| SEMINUDITIES | • SEMINUDITY n. being partially nude. |
| SQUALIDITIES | • squalidities n. Plural of squalidity. • SQUALIDITY n. the state of being squalid, also SQUALIDNESS. |
| SUBACIDITIES | • SUBACIDITY n. the state of being subacid. |
| SUBSIDIARIAT | • SUBSIDIARIAT n. a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc.). |
| SUBSIDIARITY | • subsidiarity n. The principle that initiative (whether in government, business or religion) ought to reside at the lowest… • SUBSIDIARITY n. the state of being subsidiary. |
| UNSOLIDITIES | • UNSOLIDITY n. a lack of solidity. |
| VICISSITUDES | • vicissitudes n. Plural of vicissitude. • VICISSITUDE n. a change of circumstances affecting one's life. |