Deck3

Question 1

Decorum

Answer 1

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety

Question 2

Deface

Answer 2

to mar the appearance of; vandalize

Question 3

Deference

Answer 3

respect; courtesy

Question 4

Deleterious

Answer 4

subtly or unexpectedly harmful

Question 5

Demagogue

Answer 5

a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

Question 6

Demur

Answer 6

to express doubts or objections

Question 7

Deride

Answer 7

to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

Question 8

Desiccate

Answer 8

to dry out thoroughly

Question 9

Desultory

Answer 9

jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

Question 10

Diaphanous

Answer 10

allowing light to show through; delicate

Question 11

Diatribe

Answer 11

an abusive, condemnatory speech

Question 12

Dictum

Answer 12

authoritative statement

Question 13

Diffident

Answer 13

lacking self-confidence

Question 14

Dilate

Answer 14

to make larger; expand

Question 15

Dilatory

Answer 15

intended to delay

Question 16

Dilettante

Answer 16

someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Question 17

Dirge

Answer 17

a funeral hymn or mournful speech

Question 18

Disabuse

Answer 18

to set right; free from error

Question 19

Discern

Answer 19

to perceive or recognize

Question 20

Disparate

Answer 20

fundamentally different; entirely unlike

Question 21

Dissemble

Answer 21

to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

Question 22

Dissonance

Answer 22

a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

Question 23

Distaff

Answer 23

the female branch of a family

Question 24

Distend

Answer 24

to swell, inflate, or bloat

Question 25

Dither

Answer 25

to act confusedly or without clear purpose

Question 26

Diurnal

Answer 26

existing during the day

Question 27

Divine

Answer 27

to foretell or know by inspiration

Question 28

Doctrinaire

Answer 28

rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic

Question 29

Dogma

Answer 29

a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief

Question 30

Dogmatic

Answer 30

dictatorial in one's opinions

Question 31

Droll

Answer 31

amusing in a wry, subtle way

Question 32

Dupe

Answer 32

to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

Question 33

Dyspeptic

Answer 33

suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable

Question 34

Ebullient

Answer 34

exhilarated; full of enthusiam and high spirits

Question 35

Eclectic

Answer 35

selecting from or made up from a variety of soures

Question 36

Edify

Answer 36

to instruct morally and spiritually

Question 37

Efficacy

Answer 37

effectiveness

Question 38

Effigy

Answer 38

stuffed doll; likeness of a person

Question 39

Effrontery

Answer 39

impudent boldness; audacity

Question 40

Elegy

Answer 40

a sorrowful poem or speech

Question 41

Eloquent

Answer 41

persuassive and moving, espcially in speech

Question 42

Embellish

Answer 42

to add ornamental or fictitious details

Question 43

Emulate

Answer 43

to copy; to try to equal or excel

Question 44

Encomium

Answer 44

warm praise

Question 45

Endemic

Answer 45

belinging to a particular area; inherent

Question 46

Enervate

Answer 46

to reduce in strength

Question 47

Engender

Answer 47

to produce, cause, or bring about

Question 48

Enigma

Answer 48

a puzzle; a mystery

Question 49

Enumerate

Answer 49

to count, list, or itemize

Question 50

Ephemeral

Answer 50

lasting a short time