De-cre-pit Flashcards
Decre-pit
Short Definition : weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
(adj) worn and broken down by hard use
Synonyms : creaky , derelict , flea-bitten , run-down , woebegone
(adj) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
Synonyms : debile , feeble , infirm , rickety , sapless , weak , weakly
Decrease in Brad pit’s muscular strength made him very weak
Pit’s become weak from old age and hard use of his muscular strength in action films.
Decre-pitude
Short Definition : state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
(noun) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
Synonyms : dilapidation
decre(decrease) + pitude(aptitude)..so if your aptitude is decreasing, it is an indication of OLD AGE, thats when a person becomes weak and in a state of deterioration.
Deface
Short Definition : mar; disfigure
(verb) mar or spoil the appearance of
Synonyms : blemish , disfigure
de+face-> damage the face spoil the appearance of
De-fal-c-ate
Short Definition : embezzle
(verb) appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use
Synonyms : embezzle , malversate , misappropriate , peculate
de + false + ate = i cheated them of their money and ate the food…have the cake and eat it too :)
Defeat-ist
Short Definition : resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
Definition
(noun) someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
Synonyms : negativist
defeatist-> A person who accept defeat is called defeatist.
Defection
Short Definition : desertion
(noun) withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Synonyms : abandonment , desertion
(noun) the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Synonyms : apostasy , renunciation
de + affection -> no affection; if you have no affection then you will leave it
when you go to a shop to buy something but you find that it is DEFECtive - you will surely desert it!
Defer
Short Definition : give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
- (verb) hold back to a later time
Synonyms : hold over , postpone , prorogue , put off , put over , remit , set back , shelve , table - (verb) yield to another’s wish or opinion
Synonyms : accede , bow , give in , submit
Infer is understand… defer donot understand so make delay/ postpone and at last give in
Read Duffer- A duffer owing to his incompetence has to always give in and delay that too with respect.
Deference
Short Definition : courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
- (noun) a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
Synonyms : respect - (noun) courteous regard for people’s feelings
Synonyms : respect , respectfulness - (noun) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Synonyms : complaisance , compliance , compliancy , obligingness
if there is no DIFFERENCE between you and him, then you will respect his wishes.
Defiance
Short Definition : refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
(noun) intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
Synonyms : rebelliousness
(noun) a hostile challenge
(noun) a defiant act
fiance - resembles fiancee, a fiance want that his future husband will yield to her wish but we the man always want to resist this.
Defile
Short Definition : pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
(noun) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
Synonyms : gorge
(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Synonyms : cloud , corrupt , sully , taint
(verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Synonyms : maculate , stain , sully , tarnish
(verb) spot, stain, or pollute
Synonyms : befoul , foul , maculate
Definitive
Short Definition : most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
(adj) clearly defined or formulated
Synonyms : unequivocal
(adj) of recognized authority or excellence
Synonyms : authoritative , classic , classical
(adj) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
Synonyms : determinate
definitive -> definitions are complete answer of any question .
Deflect
Short Definition : turn aside; turn away from a straight course
Short Definition : turn aside; turn away from a straight course
(verb) turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
Synonyms : bend , turn away
(verb) draw someone’s attention away from something
Synonyms : distract
(verb) impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
Synonyms : block , parry
Defoliate
Short Definition : destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
(verb) strip the leaves or branches from
(adj) deprived of leaves
Synonyms : defoliated
de(without, not having) + folio(folios..green leaves)….excessive use of chemicals can destroy the greenness of leaves.
Defray
Short Definition : provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
(verb) bear the expenses of
When you are taking someone to the hotel, you have to ‘bear the expenses’, other wise the hotel manager might say “I will def[deep] + fray[fry] you
Defrock
Short Definition : strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
(verb) divest of the frock; of church officials
Synonyms : unfrock
The garment worn by priests is a frock like robe..so de + frock is to remove from the frock, priesthood.
Deft
Short Definition : neat; skillful
(adj) skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Synonyms : dexterous , dextrous
Ravi shastri say for Sachin’s backside’s delicate touch as ‘deft touch by Sachin’
Handicapped people (like the deaf) are sometimes skillful in other activities.
Deify
Short Definition : turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
(verb) consider as a god or godlike
(verb) exalt to the position of a God
dei fly like a god in the sky
die+fy.. those who dont die are god..
Deign
Short Definition : condescend; stoop
(verb) do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
Synonyms : condescend , descend
deign sounds like dean if the dean wants to talk to the student he has to get down from his position i;e stoop from his position
Deli-berate
Short Definition : consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
- (verb) think about carefully; weigh
Synonyms : consider , debate , moot , turn over - (verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Synonyms : debate - (adj) carefully thought out in advance
Synonyms : calculated , measured - (adj) unhurried and with care and dignity
Synonyms : careful , measured
daily + berate => if you get berated(scolded) daily, you need to think it over as to why it happens.
Deli-neate
Short Definition : portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
- (verb) show the form or outline of
Synonyms : define - (verb) determine the essential quality of
Synonyms : define , delimit , delimitate , specify - (verb) trace the shape of
Synonyms : limn , outline - (verb) make a mark or lines on a surface
Synonyms : describe , draw , line , trace - (verb) describe in vivid detail
- (adj) represented accurately or precisely
Synonyms : delineated , represented
Delineate = (Diligently and neatly) portrayed painting.
