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211-280 Flashcards

1
Q

Delimit

A

Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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3
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Demagogue

A

A leader who lies and gains power by
arousing the passions and especially
prejudices of the people

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4
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Demur

A

Show reluctance or object, especially for
moral reasons

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5
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Denigrate

A

Belittle, attack the reputation of

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6
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Denote

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Be a name or symbol for

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7
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Deride

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Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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8
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Derivative

A

Derived from something else; not original

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Desiccate

A

Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Desultory

A

Lacking consistency or order, disconnected,
sporadic; going off topic

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11
Q

Detached

A

Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned,
distant, aloof

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12
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Deterrent

A

Something that restrains or discourages

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13
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Diaphanous

A

Very sheer, fine, translucent

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14
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Diatribe

A

Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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15
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Dichotomy

A

Division into two parts or into two
contradictory groups

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16
Q

Dictum

A

Formal or authoritative pronouncement;
saying or proverb

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17
Q

Didactic

A

Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a
moral lesson

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18
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Diffident

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Lacking confidence, shy

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19
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Diffuse

A

Spread widely, disseminate (verb); dispersed,
widely spread out, or wordy and going off-topic (adj)

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20
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Digress

A

Go off-topic when speaking or writing

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21
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Dilate

A

To become wider or make wider, cause to
expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate
upon

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22
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Dilatory

A

Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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23
Q

Dilettante

A

Person who takes up an art or activity for
amusement only or in a superficial way

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24
Q

Din

A

Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of
time

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25
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Dirge

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A funeral or mourning song or poem

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26
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Disabuse

A

Free someone from a mistake in thinking

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27
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Discerning

A

Having good judgment or insight; able to
distinguish mentally

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28
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Discomfiting

A

Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

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29
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Discordant

A

Harsh or inharmonious in sound;
disagreeing, incongruous

30
Q

Discredit

A

Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility
of or confidence in

31
Q

Discrepancy

A

Difference or inconsistency

32
Q

Discrete

A

Separate, distinct, detached, existing as
individual parts

33
Q

Discriminating

A

Judicious, discerning, having good
judgment or insight

34
Q

Disingenuous

A

Insincere, not genuine

35
Q

Disinterested

A

Unbiased, impartial; not interested

36
Q

Disjointed

A

Disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having
the joints separated

37
Q

Dismiss

A

Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job;
put aside or reject, especially after only a
brief consideration

38
Q

Disparage

A

Belittle, put down; bring shame upon,
discredit

39
Q

Disparate

A

Distinct, different

40
Q

Dispassionate

A

Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal
motivation; calm, lacking emotion

41
Q

Dispatch

A

Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in
a speedy way

42
Q

Disperse

A

Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

43
Q

Disposition

A

A person’s general or natural mood;
tendency

44
Q

Disquieting

A

Disturbing, causing anxiety

45
Q

Dissemble

A

Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false
appearance of

46
Q

Disseminate

A

Scatter, spread about, broadcast

47
Q

Dissent

A

Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a
government, political party, or church; such a view

there was no dissent from this view

48
Q

Dissolution

A

Dissolving, the state of having been
dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up
of a group of people; death, disintegration;
sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and
degradation

49
Q

Dissonance

A

Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony;
disagreement

50
Q

Distaff

A

Female, esp. relating to the maternal side
of the family; women or women’s work; a
staff that holds wool or flax for spinning

51
Q

Distend

A

Swell, expand, stretch, bloat

52
Q

Distill

A

Purify; extract the essential elements of

53
Q

Dither

A

Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or
trembling excitement

54
Q

Diurnal

A

Occurring every day; happening in the daytime
(rather than at night)

55
Q

Diverge

A

Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from
a path

56
Q

Divest

A

Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of
clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (opposite
of invest)

57
Q

Divine

A

Discover through divination or supernatural
means; perceive by insight

58
Q

Doctrinaire

A

Person who applies doctrine in an impractical
or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely
theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about
other people accepting one’s ideas (adj)

59
Q

Document

A

Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed
way, create documentary evidence of

60
Q

Doff

A

Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove
one’s hat as a gesture

61
Q

Dogma

A

A system of principles laid down by an
authority; established belief

62
Q

Dormant

A

Asleep, inactive, on a break

63
Q

Dovetail

A

Join or fit together

64
Q

Droll

A

Funny in an odd way

65
Q

Dubious

A

Doubtful, questionable, suspect

66
Q

Dupe

A

Person who is easily fooled or used (noun); to
fool or exploit (verb)

67
Q

Duplicity

A

Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different
ways for the purpose of deception

68
Q

Dyspeptic

A

Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from
dyspepsia (indigestion)

69
Q

e.g.

A

For example, such as

70
Q

Ebullient

A

Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as
though being boiled

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