D! Flashcards
Dawdle
To take more time than necessary
dearth
Lack of something
Debilitate
Weaken
Decisive
Coming up with a final result
Decorum
Appropriate behavior
Decree
Order from an authority
Defection
Removing support or help, ignoring their responsibility
Defer
To postpone
Defiance
Resisting or opposing authority
Deft
Quick and skilled movement
Dejected
Depressed
Delectable
Delicious
Deleterious
Causing harm or damage
Denounce
To publicly announce evil or wrong
Deny
Not admitting something
Depict
To show by drawing, painting or other form of art.
Depressing
Make you feel sad
Deprived
Lacking, not having
Desertion
Act of leaving or abandoning
Despicable
Very bad, deserving hate
Destitute
Extremely poor, lacking food and shelter
Detached
Separated, not connected
Detain
Stop, hold back
Detention
Staying after school for a punishment
Deter
To discourage or prevent from doing something
Detest
Extreme hate
Dexterous
Skillful with the use of hands
Diaphanous
Transparent, light
Diffidence
No self confidence, shy
Dilapidated
Breaking down as a result of time or neglect
Dilemma
A situation that requires a choice between two options that seem equal
Dilettante
Amateur who pretends to have knowledge in an activity when they don’t
Diligent
Hard working
Diminish
To make smaller, decrease
Disaffect
To lose affection or loyalty
Disavow
Denying any responsibility
Discard
Throw away or reject
Disconcert
To upset
Discover
Get to know, become aware of usually accidentally
Discredit
To damage reputation
Discreet
Careful about what one says or does
Disfavored
Disliked
Dismal
Depressing
Disorganized
Messy
Dispose
Give, sell, throw out
Disposition
Feeling, person’s thinking
Dissolute
Not having a moral
Distinguished
Set apart
Distraction
A thing that prevents someone from giving full attention
Distress
Anxiety, suffering
Divergent
Differing in opinions
Divisive
Creating conflict
Divulge
To tell, reveal, make public
Dormant
Inactive
Dour
Gloomy in behavior or appearance, 꿀꿀한
Dread
Be afraid, scared of
Dreary
Depressing and boring
Dull
Not exciting, or lessen
Debunk
To prove false
delusion
hallucinations, imaginations, flase opinion or idea
despair
feeling of absolute hopelessness, to lose hope
dread
to be very afraid
dubious
doubtful
disparage
speak badly of someone in a way that shows that you do not value or respect the person
deteriorate
to get worse