decano, dean, director.

decencia, propriety of conduct, good breeding.

decente, respectable, suitable, genteel, decent, proper.

decididamente, intently.

decidir(se), to decide, determine, resolve.

décima, stanza of ten octosyllabic lines.

decir, to tell, say, call; es —, that is to say; querer —, to mean; digo mal, or rather; ¿qué te diré yo? what am I to advise you? dígamelo, tell me (that); digámoslo así, so to speak; ¿he dicho bien? am I right?; diríase, one might say, so to speak.

decisión, f., determination.

declarar, to declare, depose (upon oath).

declinar, to decline.