Day 2 Flashcards
cupidity
greed
dearth
scarcity
debonair
urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful and carefree
decadence
decay
deluge
flood or rush
denouement
outcome
depose
dethrone
depredation
plundering
derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
descry
catch sight of
desiccate
to dry up
despoil
to strip of valuables or rob
despot
tyrant; harsh
desuetude
state of disuse
desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
detraction
slandering or aspersion
dialectical
delating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
diatribe
bitter scolding
dichotomy
split; branching into two parts
dictum
authoritative and weighty statement
didactic
teaching; instructional
diffidence
shyness
dilettante
aimless follower of the arts
amateur
dint
means; effort
disabuse
to correct a false impression
disaffected
dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them
discomfit
to defeat or disconcert
disconsolate
sad
discursive
digressing, rambling
disenfranchise
to deprive of a civil right
disquisition
a formal systematic inquiry or explanation of one