D Flashcards
daunt
dishearten (intimidate, frighten, cow)
decorum
appropriateness in behavior, orderliness and good taste in manners (propriety, correctness, politeness)
definitive
providing a final, complete answer (exhaustive, conclusive, authoritative)
deleterious
injurious to health (harmful, destructive, detrimental, damaging, pernicious)
denigrate
attack the reputation of or deny the importance of (blacken, belittle)
derisive
scornfully mocking (ridiculing, sarcastic, scoffing, scornful)
derivative
lacking in originality (copied, imitative, unoriginal)
desiccate
remove moisture from (dry up, preserve by removing, moisture, dehydrate, drain)
desultory
lacking a definite plan, method, or purpose (aimless, haphazard, unfocused, disappointing in performance)
diatribe
bitter, accusatory verbal attack (tirade, harangue)
dichotomy
branching into two parts - especially contradictory or mutually opposed parts (division, split, duality)
didactic
intended to teach or convey information (instructional, moralizing, edifying, preachy)
diffidence
lack of self-confidence (shyness, reserve, unassertiveness, self-doubt)
dilatory
tending to procrastinate or cause delay (tardy, slow, procrastinating)
disabuse
free someone from an erroneous belief of false impression (undeceive, disillusion)
disinterested
without any selfish motive or interest (unbiased, impartial, neural, dispassionate)
disparate
fundamentally different (dissimilar, unrelated, unlike, distinct)
dissemble
conceal facts, motives, or intentions, hide behind a false appearance (dissimulate, pretend, feign)
dissonance
jarring, inharmonious sound (cacophony, disagreement, discord)
distend
expand from internal pressure (swell up, inflate, balloon)
divine
perceive intuitively or through an insight (infer, deduce, discern)
dogmatic
positive in asserting one’s opinion - especially when it is unwarranted (opinionated, arbitrary, dictatorial, doctrinal)
dormant
marked by a lack of activity, temporarily quiet, as if sleeping (inactive, quiescent, latent)
