| __ | 1. | debut | | A. | a first public appearance, as of an actor; a formal entrance |
| __ | 2. | decimate | | B. | worn-out or broken down by old age illness or long use; weak |
| __ | 3. | decrepit | | C. | to destroy or kill a large part of |
| __ | 4. | defunct | | D. | pleasing; delightful; delicious |
| __ | 5. | delectable | | E. | no longer in existence or functioning; dead; outdated |
| __ | 6. | demure | | F. | assuming an air of modesty or shyness; reserved |
| __ | 7. | destitute | | G. | destruction; desolation |
| __ | 8. | deteriorate | | H. | poverty-stricken; penniless |
| __ | 9. | detonate | | I. | to become worse or less valuable; to diminish |
| __ | 10. | devastation | | J. | to blow up; to explode; to cause to explode |
| __ | 11. | debuted | | A. | Exposure to acid rain has __ the once glorious Acropolis. |
| __ | 12. | decimated | | B. | Her show __ to rave reviews, praising the opening night. |
| __ | 13. | decrepit | | C. | The __ buildings in the big city were eyesores to passersby. |
| __ | 14. | defunct | | D. | The crops were __ by the locust swarm, leaving no food. |
| __ | 15. | delectable | | E. | The now __ store, was once the biggest business in town. |
| __ | 16. | demure | | F. | Emily couldn't wait for Thanksgiving, and all the __ foods. |
| __ | 17. | destitute | | G. | Nothing was left after Hurricane Katrina, it was total __. |
| __ | 18. | deteriorated | | H. | After loosing all his money in the stock market, Mel was __. |
| __ | 19. | detonated | | I. | Jackie Kennedy was known for a __, refined sense of style. |
| __ | 20. | devastation | | J. | The bomb squad __ the package for fear it was a real bomb. |