Despondent- Duplicity Flashcards
Despot
An absolute ruler
Despondent
Extremely depressed
Full of despair
Destitute
Extremely poor
Utterly lacking
Desultory
Without a plan or purpose
Disconnected
Random
Dextrous
Skillful
Adroit
Dialectical
Relating to discussions
Relating to rules or methods of reasoning
Approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes
Dictum
An authoritative saying
An adage
A maxim
A proverb
Didactic
Intended to teach
Pedantic
Morally instructive
Diffident
Timid
Lacking in self confidence
Digress
To stray from the main subject
Dilettante
Someone with superficial knowledge of the arts
Amateur
Dabbler
Discern
To have insight
Too see things clearly
To discriminate
To differentiate
Discreet
Prudent
Judiciously reserved
Discrete
Unconnected
Separate
Distinct
Discriminate
To notice or point out the difference between two things
To discern
To differentiate
Disdain
Arrogant scorn
Contempt
Disinterested
Not taking sides
Unbiased
Disparage
To belittle
To say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
Disparate
Different
Incompatible
Unequal
Disseminate
To spread the seeds of something
To scatter
To make widely known
Dissipate
To thin out, drift away, or dissolve
To cause to thin out…
To waste or squander
Dissolution
The breaking up or dissolving of something into parts
Disintegration
Distend
To swell
To extend a great deal
Distinguish
To tell apart
To cause to stand out
Docile
Easily taught
Obedient
Easy to handle
Doctrinaire
Inflexibility committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality
Dogmatic
Dogmatic
Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
Stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute. Often a belief system.
Domestic
Having to do with the household or the family
Not foreign
Dormant
Inactive
As though asleep
Asleep
Dubious
Full of doubt
Uncertain
Duplicity
The act of being two-faced
Double-dealing
Deception
