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Question 1

devious

Answer 1

not straightforward, deceitful

Question 2

dialect

Answer 2

a variation of a language

Question 3

diaphanous

Answer 3

light, airy, transparent

Question 4

didactic

Answer 4

intended to instruct

Question 5

diffident

Answer 5

shy, quiet, modest

Question 6

diffuse

Answer 6

to scatter, thin out, break up

Question 7

dilatory

Answer 7

tending to delay, causing delay

Question 8

diligent

Answer 8

showing care in doing one’s work

Question 9

diminutive

Answer 9

small or miniature

Question 10

dirge

Answer 10

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

Question 11

disaffected

Answer 11

rebellious, resentful of authority

Question 12

disavow

Answer 12

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

Question 13

discern

Answer 13

to perceive, detect

Question 14

disclose

Answer 14

to reveal, make public

Question 15

discomfit

Answer 15

to thwart, baffle

Question 16

discordant

Answer 16

not agreeing, not in harmony with

Question 17

discrepancy

Answer 17

difference, failure of things to correspond

Question 18

discretion

Answer 18

the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment

Question 19

discursive

Answer 19

rambling, lacking order

Question 20

disdain

Answer 20

to scorn, hold in low esteem