D Flashcards
damp
v. to diminish the intensity or check something (such as sound or feeling)
daunt
daunting
dauntless
v. to intimidate, to dismay
adj. dismaying, disheartening
adj. fearless, undaunted, intrepid
dearth
n. smallness of quantity or number;
scarcity or lacking
debacle
n. rout, fiasco, complete failure
decorum
decorus
n. politness or appropriateness of behavior
adj. having polite/appropriate behavior
decorum
decorous
n
deletrious (del uh TEER ee us)
adj. injurious; harmful
demur
v.t o question or oppose
denigrate
denigrating
denigration
v. to betlittle or defame
adj. belittling, defaming
n. act of belittling or defaming
denouement (day noo MA)
n. outcome or solution;
the unraveling of a plot
deprecate (DE pir kayt)
self-deprecating
v. to disparage or belittle
adj. belittling yourself or your accomplishments
depredate (DE pruh dayt)
depredation
v. to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy;
to explot in a predatory manner
n. attacks, or ravages
derision (di RI zhun)
deride
n. scorn, ridicule, contempuous treatment
v. to express contempt
derivative
adj. unorginia, obtained from another source
dessicate
dessicated
v. to dehyrdrate, to dry out
adj. dehydrated, dried
desuetude (DES wi tood)
n. disuse
desultory
adj. random;
thoughtless;
marked by a lack of plan or purpose
detraction
n. slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
diaphanous (dy AF u nus)
adj. transparent, gauzy
diatribe
n. harsh denunciation
didactic
adj. intended to teach or instructg
die
n. took used for shaping
diffident
diffidence
adj. reserved or shy;
lackng self-confidence
n. a lack of confidence
digress
digression
v. t o stray from the point or go off on a tangent
n. something that has digressed
dilate
v. to become wider or more open
dilatory
adj. causing delay, procrastinating
dilettante (DIL uh tahnt)
dilettantish/ dilettanteish
n. one with amateurish interest in arts or a branch of knowledge
adj. frivolous or superficial
din
n. loud, sustained noise, cacophony
dirge (durj)
n. mournful song or poem for the dead
disabuse
v. to undeceive; to set right
discomfit
v.t o defeat or put down
discordant
adj. conflicting;
dissonant or harsh sounding
discretion
n. cautious reserve in speech;
ability to make responsible decisions
disinterested
*NOTE: different than uninterested = uncaring
dadj. free from self-interest;
unbiased
disparage
disparaging
v. to slight or belittle
adj. negative or belittling
disparate
adj. distinct or dissimilar
dissemble
v. to disguise or conceal;
to mislead
dissolution
dissolute
n. disintegration;
looseness in morals
adj. licentious, libertine
dissonance
dissonant
n. lack of harmony;
conflict
distrait
v. to distract or be absent-minded (esp. due to anxiety)
divulge
v. to disclose a secret
doggrerel (DAW guh rul)
n. trivial, porrly constructed verse
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)
dross
n. waste or impurity
dulcet
adj. melodious, harmonious
dupe
n. one who’s deceived
v. to be deceived
dynamo
n. forceful and energetic person;
the generator
