D Flashcards

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damp

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v. to diminish the intensity or check something (such as sound or feeling)

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daunt

daunting

dauntless

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v. to intimidate, to dismay
adj. dismaying, disheartening
adj. fearless, undaunted, intrepid

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dearth

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n. smallness of quantity or number;

scarcity or lacking

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debacle

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n. rout, fiasco, complete failure

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decorum

decorus

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n. politness or appropriateness of behavior

adj. having polite/appropriate behavior

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decorum

decorous

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n

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deletrious (del uh TEER ee us)

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adj. injurious; harmful

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demur

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v.t o question or oppose

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denigrate

denigrating

denigration

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v. to betlittle or defame
adj. belittling, defaming
n. act of belittling or defaming

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denouement (day noo MA)

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n. outcome or solution;

the unraveling of a plot

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deprecate (DE pir kayt)

self-deprecating

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v. to disparage or belittle

adj. belittling yourself or your accomplishments

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depredate (DE pruh dayt)

depredation

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v. to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy;
to explot in a predatory manner

n. attacks, or ravages

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derision (di RI zhun)

deride

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n. scorn, ridicule, contempuous treatment

v. to express contempt

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derivative

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adj. unorginia, obtained from another source

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dessicate

dessicated

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v. to dehyrdrate, to dry out

adj. dehydrated, dried

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desuetude (DES wi tood)

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n. disuse

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desultory

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adj. random;
thoughtless;
marked by a lack of plan or purpose

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detraction

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n. slandering, verbal attack, aspersion

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diaphanous (dy AF u nus)

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adj. transparent, gauzy

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diatribe

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n. harsh denunciation

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didactic

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adj. intended to teach or instructg

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die

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n. took used for shaping

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diffident

diffidence

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adj. reserved or shy;
lackng self-confidence

n. a lack of confidence

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digress

digression

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v. t o stray from the point or go off on a tangent

n. something that has digressed

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dilate
v. to become wider or more open
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dilatory
adj. causing delay, procrastinating
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dilettante (DIL uh tahnt) dilettantish/ dilettanteish
n. one with amateurish interest in arts or a branch of knowledge adj. frivolous or superficial
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din
n. loud, sustained noise, cacophony
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dirge (durj)
n. mournful song or poem for the dead
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disabuse
v. to undeceive; to set right
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discomfit
v.t o defeat or put down
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discordant
adj. conflicting; | dissonant or harsh sounding
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discretion
n. cautious reserve in speech; | ability to make responsible decisions
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disinterested *NOTE: different than uninterested = uncaring
dadj. free from self-interest; | unbiased
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disparage disparaging
v. to slight or belittle | adj. negative or belittling
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disparate
adj. distinct or dissimilar
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dissemble
v. to disguise or conceal; | to mislead
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dissolution dissolute
n. disintegration; looseness in morals adj. licentious, libertine
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dissonance dissonant
n. lack of harmony; | conflict
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distrait
v. to distract or be absent-minded (esp. due to anxiety)
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divulge
v. to disclose a secret
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doggrerel (DAW guh rul)
n. trivial, porrly constructed verse
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dogmatic dogma
adj. arrogantly or authoritatively assertive or principles that can't be proved; stubbornly opinionated n. idea that's considered absolutely true (usually religious)
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dross
n. waste or impurity
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dulcet
adj. melodious, harmonious
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dupe
n. one who's deceived | v. to be deceived
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dynamo
n. forceful and energetic person; | the generator