D (set 1) Flashcards
Dearth
Lack; scarcity
Daunt
To make fearful; to intimidate
Debacle
Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
Debilitate
To weaken; to cripple
Decadent
Decaying, in terms of morals
Debauchery
Wild living; excessive intemperance
Decimate
To kill or destroy a large part of
Decorous
Proper; in good taste; orderly
Deduce
To infer
Defame
To libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
Deference
Submission to another’s will; respect, courtesy
Definitive
Conclusive; providing the last word
Degenerate
To break down; to deteriorate
Deleterious
Harmful
Delineate
To describe accurately; to draw in outline
Delude
To deceive
Deluge
Flood; inundation
Demagogue
Leader who uses prejudice to get more power
Denizen
Inhabitant
Depravity
Extreme wickedness or corruption
Deprecate
To express disapproval of
Deride
To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
Derogatory
Disapproving; degrading
Desiccate
To dry out
Despondent
Extremely depressed; full of despair