Deck 15

Question 1

discomfit

Answer 1

to frustrate, to confuse

Question 2

disconcert

Answer 2

to upset, to ruffle, to perturb

Question 3

discourse

Answer 3

spoken or written expression in words, conversation

Question 4

discrete

Answer 4

unconnected, separate, distinct

Question 5

discrepancy

Answer 5

difference, inconsistency

Question 6

discursive

Answer 6

rambling from one topic to another, usually aimlessly

Question 7

disinformation

Answer 7

false information purposely disseminated, usually by a gov’t, for the purpose of crating a false impression

Question 8

disinterested

Answer 8

not taking sides, unbiased

Question 9

disparage

Answer 9

to belittle, usually in a somewhat indirect way

Question 10

disparate

Answer 10

different, incompatible, unequal

Question 11

dispassionate

Answer 11

unaffected by passion, impartial, calm

Question 12

dispirit

Answer 12

to discourage, to dishearten, to lose spirit

Question 13

disproportionate

Answer 13

out of proportion, too much or too little

Question 14

disquiet

Answer 14

• to make uneasy

- unease or nervousness

Question 15

dissemble

Answer 15

to conceal the real nature of, to act or speak falsely in order to deceive

Question 16

disseminate

Answer 16

to spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make widely known

Question 17

disservice

Answer 17

a harmful action, an ill turn

Question 18

dissident

Answer 18

a person who disagrees or dissents

Question 19

dissolution

Answer 19

the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts, disintegration

Question 20

distend

Answer 20

to swell, to extend a great deal

Question 21

diurnal

Answer 21

• occurring every day

- occurring during the daytime (opposite of nocturnal)

Question 22

divine

Answer 22

to intuit, to prohesy

Question 23

divulge

Answer 23

to reveal something, esp. something that has been a secret

Question 24

doctrinaire

Answer 24

inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality, dogmatic

Question 25

document

Answer 25

to support with evidence, esp. written evidence