D Flashcards
Dawdle
To spend time idly
To move lackadaisically
Debate
A formal Argument
Debt
Sin, trespass
Something owed
To state of being under obligation to repay someone
Deceive
Ensnare
To be false to, to cheat
To fail to fulfill
Decline
To stray
To descend, droop
To withhold consent
To become less in amount, to tend toward a weaker/more inferior state
Decree
An order having the force of law
Defensive
Serving to defend or protect
Devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack
Defiant
Having a disposition to challenge, resists, or fight
Deficient
Lacking in a necessary quality or element
Defective
Deft
Skilled
Dejection
Lowness of spirits
Deliberate
To think about and discuss issues carefully
Delicate
Pleasing to the senses
Dainty
Marked by fineness
Weak, sickly, fragile, sensitive
Squeamish
Depict
To represent by a picture
To describe
Desolate
Deserted, barren, lifeless
Joyless, disconsolate
Dilapidated
Gloomy
Detest
To loathe
Detrimental
Damaging, harmful
Deviate
To stray from the standard, principle, or norm
Devotion
Piety
Attachment
Dexterity
Mental skill
Readiness and grace in physical activity
Dignity
To quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed
A high rank, office, or position
Seriousness of manner, appearance, or language
Dilute
To make thinner or more liquid by admixture
To diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture
To decrease the per share value of common stock by increasing the total number of shares
Differentiate
To recognize or give expression to a difference
To become distinct or different in character
To mark or show a difference in
Disavow
To deny responsibility for
To refuse to acknowledge or accept, disclaim
Discreet
Having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and speech, prudent
Unpretentious, modest, subtle
Unobtrusive, unnoticeable
Disgraced
To humiliate by a superior showing
To be a source of shame to
To cause to lose favor or standing
Dismayed
To cause to lose courage or resolution because of alarm or fear
Upset
Dispel
To drive away to cause to vanish by or as if by scattering
Disparage
To lower in rank or reputation
To depreciate by indirect means , to speak slightingly about
Disperse
To cause to break up, scatter, evaporate, or vanish
To spread or distribute from a fixed, constant source
Display
To put or spread before the view
To make evident, exhibit
Disputed
To engage in argument
To oppose
To make the supercritical of verbal controversy
Dissect
To separate into pieces
To analyze and interpret minutely
Distasteful
Unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive to one’s personal tastes
In poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical
Distend
Extend
To enlarge from internal pressure
Distort
To twist out of the true meaning or proportion
To twist out of natural, normal, or original shape or condition
Pervert
Diversity
Variety, the condition of having or being composed of different elements and qualities
Docile
Easily taught, led, or managed
Domestic
Tame, living near or about human habitations
Of, relating to, or originating within a country
Of or relating to the household or family
Dominate
Rule, control, to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on
To overlook from a superior elevation or command
To have a commanding or preeminent place or position in
Dormant
Temporarily devoid of activity, asleep, inactive
Sluggish
Doubtful
Giving rise to a doubt or uncertainty
Lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination, uncertain in outcome
Marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity
Drastic
Acting rapidly or violently
Severe, extreme
Dread
To fear greatly
Drench
A poisonous or medical drink
To saturate, soak
Dubious
To give rise to uncertainty
Doubtful
Duration
Continuance in time
The time during which something exists or lasts
