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Question 1

Desultory

Answer 1

Lacking purpose or plan
Halfhearted

I have had my desultory years of wandering around and not knowing what to do with my life

Question 2

Determinant

Answer 2

Strong factor that causes the outcome

Hard work is determinant of good outcome

Question 3

Diatribe

Answer 3

Angry and critical speech

Question 4

Didactic

Answer 4

Educational and instructive but a bit too much

Didactic teaching isn’t as good as hands on activities at engaging students

Question 5

Diffident

Answer 5

Shy or reserved due to lack of confidence

While my friend bravely took the front seat I was a bit more diffident and took the middle seat

Question 6

Dilettante

Answer 6

An amateur who engages in some activity without serious intention and sometimes pretends to have knowledge

If you do many things without serious intention and dedication to a specific specialty you might end up being a dilettante

Question 7

Dirge

Answer 7

A song for mourning the dead

Question 8

Disabuse

Answer 8

To free someone from a false belief

In singing lessons you just disabuse new students of the idea that singing louder is singing better

Question 9

Discern

Answer 9

Distinguish, recognize or perceive something

If there is not enough light you will have a hard time discerning the words

Question 10

Discountenance

Answer 10

Look with disfavor on
Disapprove by discouraging

She discountenanced his drinking habit by disengaging with him

Question 11

Abashed

Answer 11

Embarrassed and uneasy and self conscious

People feel abashed when they get caught in a lie

Question 12

Cantankerous

Answer 12

Being difficult, disagreeable and unwilling to cooperate

The cantankerous old lady would not cooperate with her neighbors

Question 13

Commend

Answer 13

To present as worthy of regard

To applaude