| 122. Disappoint of |
(hopes) I was disappointed of my success in the new venture. |
| 123. Despair of |
(hopes) He was despaired of the hope of early marriage of her daughter. |
| 124. Dabb1 in/at |
(art, politics etc.) Though he belonged to the family of politicians, he never dabbled in politics. |
| 125. Destined for |
(some future) He is destined for the post of D.M. and is expected to be promoted soon. |
| 126. Disgrace on |
(dishonourable) He is a disgrace on his family. |
| 127. Dwell on/upon |
(speak/write in detail) The teacher dwelt on the need of discipline. |
| 128. Die of |
(a disease) He died of malaria after a few days’ illness. |
| 129. Die from |
(some cause) He died from over work because hard work had affected his health adversely. |
| 130. Differ with |
(a person in views) I differ with you on the views of life. |
| 131. Differ from |
(in something) She differs from me both in habits and looks. |
| 132. Deal in |
(trade in) My friend deals in cloth. |
| 133. Deal with |
(a matter, a person) You must learn how to deal with customers. |
| 134. Dispense with |
(to remove, to do without) You cannot dispense with the use of fan in summer. |
| 135. Dispense |
(to deal out, distribute) As a judge he dispenses equal justice to all and one. |
| 136. Dispose of |
(sell) I shall dispose of my old furniture and buy new one. |
| 137. Disposed to |
(inclined to) He is disposed to travelling abroad. |
| 138. Decamp with |
(booty) The robbers had decamped with the booty before the police arrived. |
| 139. Disgust with |
(person, life) Being spiritual he is disgusted with materials lie life. |
| 140. Disgust at |
(an act) Everyone felt disgusted at his jokes. |
| 141. Discriminate against |
(not to treat well) No one should discriminate against the poor. |
| 142. Discriminate between |
(difference between) We should always discriminate between right and wrong. |
| 143. Embark on |
(venture, undertake) He has decided to embark on new business undertaking. |
| 144. Enter |
(place, no preposition) He entered my room without my permission. |
| 145. Enter into |
(alliance, agreement) India and America have entered into various agreements. |
| 146. Enter upon/on |
(undertake) My brother has decided to enter upon expansion programme of his business. |
| 147. Enlarge on/upon |
(write or say more) I need not enlarge on the problem. And waste your time. |
| 148. Endowed with |
(gifted with) His wife is endowed with both charms and talents. |
| 149. Enamoured with |
(a person) Rosalind was enamoured with Orlando at first sight. |
| 150. Enamoured of |
(a thing) Though it was their first meeting, he was enamoured of her talents. |
| 151. Enrage at |
(a thing, an act) The teacher was enraged at the student’s insolence. |
| 152. Enrage with |
(a person) The teacher was enraged with the student for his insolence. |
| 153. Exult over |
[enjoy (bad sense] The spectators exulted over the defeat of Pakistani team. |
| 154. Exult at |
(enjoy) The spectators exulted at the victory of Indian team. |
| 155. Eligible for |
(a post) Only graduates are eligible for the post. |