dignity, n. [exaltation], eminence; stateliness; [honor], preferment.
digress, v. [deviate], depart, [wander], [turn aside].
digression, n. [deviation], [divergence]; episode, [incident].
dike, n. levee, [embankment].
dike warden. dikereeve.
dilapidated, a. [ramshackle], dismantled.
dilate, v. [expand], distend; [expatiate].
dilation, n. [expansion], dilatation, distention; expatiation.
dilemma, n. predicament, [quandary], [difficulty], [strait], [pickle]. Antonyms: extrication, [release].
diligence, n. [assiduity], sedulousness, sedulity, [perseverance], stagecoach (France).