D Vocabulary

Question 1

Daunt

Answer 1

To discourage, intimidate

Question 2

Dearth

Answer 2

Scarcity

Question 3

Debauchery

Answer 3

Corruption

Question 4

Decorum

Answer 4

Proper behaviour

Question 5

Defame

Answer 5

To malign, harm someone’s reputation

Question 6

Default

Answer 6

Fail to act

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

Respect, regard for another’s wish

Question 8

Defunct

Answer 8

No longer existing

Question 9

Delineate

Answer 9

To represent or depict

Question 10

Demographic

Answer 10

Related to population balance

Question 11

Demotic

Answer 11

Pertaining to people

Question 12

Demur

Answer 12

Express doubt

Question 13

Denigrate

Answer 13

To slur someone’s reputation

Question 14

Denizen

Answer 14

An inhabitant, regular visitor

Question 15

Denouement

Answer 15

Outcome, unravelling plot of literature

Question 16

Deride

Answer 16

Mock

Question 17

Derivative

Answer 17

Something derived, unoriginal

Question 18

Desiccate

Answer 18

Dry completely

Question 19

Desuetude

Answer 19

State of disuse

Question 20

Desultory

Answer 20

Random, rambling, disconnected

Question 21

Detterent

Answer 21

Something that discourages or hinders

Question 22

Detraction

Answer 22

Act of taking away, derogatory comment

Question 23

Diaphanous

Answer 23

Transparent, fine textured, vague

Question 24

Diatribe

Answer 24

Bitter verbal attack

Question 25

Dichotomy

Answer 25

Division into two contradictory parts

Question 26

Diffidence

Answer 26

Shyness, lack of confidence

Question 27

Diffuse

Answer 27

To spread out

Question 28

Digression

Answer 28

Act of straying from main point

Question 29

Dirge

Answer 29

Funeral hymn

Question 30

Disabuse

Answer 30

Free from a misconception

Question 31

Discerning

Answer 31

Perceptive, showing insight and good judgement

Question 32

Discomfit

Answer 32

Make uneasy

Question 33

Discordant

Answer 33

Not in tune

Question 34

Discredit

Answer 34

Dishonour, disgrace, to be doubted

Question 35

Discrepancy

Answer 35

Difference between

Question 36

Discrete

Answer 36

Separate thing, distinct

Question 37

Discretion

Answer 37

Quality of showing self restraint in speech/actions

Question 38

Disingenuous

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Not candid

Question 39

Disinterested

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Objective, unprejudiced

Question 40

Disjointed

Answer 40

Lacking order, dislocated

Question 41

Dismiss

Answer 41

Put away from consideration, reject

Question 42

Disparage

Answer 42

Belittle

Question 43

Disparate

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Dissimilar, not allowing comparisons

Question 44

Dissemble

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To pretend, disguise one’s motives

Question 45

Disseminate

Answer 45

To spread, scatter, disperse

Question 46

Dissident

Answer 46

A person who disagrees about beliefs

Question 47

Dissolution

Answer 47

Disintegration (losing strength), debauchery

Question 48

Dissonance

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Discord, lack of harmony

Question 49

Distend

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To expand, swell out

Question 50

Distill

Answer 50

Extract essential elements

Question 51

Distrait

Answer 51

Inattentive, preoccupied

Question 52

Diverge

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To vary, go from different directions from same point

Question 53

Divest

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To strip, deprive

Question 54

Divulge

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To make known something that is secret

Question 55

Doctrinaire

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Person who can’t compromise on point of theory

Question 56

Document

Answer 56

To provide with written evidence to support

Question 57

Doggerel

Answer 57

Poor verse

Question 58

Dogmatic

Answer 58

Stating opinions without proof

Question 59

Dormant

Answer 59

Inactive

Question 60

Dross

Answer 60

Waste, worthless, trivial matter

Question 61

Dupe

Answer 61

To deceive, trick