Essential Words IX

Question 1

Debunk

Answer 1

Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims

Question 2

Decorous

Answer 2

Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

Question 3

Deem

Answer 3

Judge; consider

Question 4

Deface

Answer 4

Vandalize, mar the appearance of

Question 5

Defamatory

Answer 5

Slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputations

Question 6

Default

Answer 6

Failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one

Question 7

Deference

Answer 7

Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another

Question 8

Deflect

Answer 8

Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid

Question 9

Deleterious

Answer 9

Harmful, unhealthful

Question 10

Delineate

Answer 10

Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

Question 11

Denigrate

Answer 11

Belittle, attack the reputation of

Question 12

Denote

Answer 12

Stands as a name or symbol for; indicate

Question 13

Deride

Answer 13

Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

Question 14

Derivative

Answer 14

Derived from something else; not original

Question 15

Desiccate

Answer 15

Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

Question 16

Detached

Answer 16

Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

Question 17

Deterrent

Answer 17

Something that restrains of discourages

Question 18

Diatribe

Answer 18

Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

Question 19

Didactic

Answer 19

Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson

Question 20

Digress

Answer 20

o off-topic when speaking or writing

Question 21

Din

Answer 21

Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time

Question 22

Disabuse

Answer 22

Free someone from a mistake in thinking

Question 23

Discerning

Answer 23

Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally

Question 24

Discredit

Answer 24

Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in

Question 25

Discrepancy

Answer 25

Difference or inconsistency

Question 26

Discriminating

Answer 26

Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight.

Question 27

Disingenuous

Answer 27

Insincere, not genuine

Question 28

Disinterested

Answer 28

Unbiased, impartial; not interested

Question 29

Disjointed

Answer 29

Disconnected, not coherent, jerky

Question 30

Dismiss

Answer 30

Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration

Question 31

Dispassionate

Answer 31

Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion

Question 32

Dispatch

Answer 32

Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way

Question 33

Disperse

Answer 33

Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

Question 34

Disposition

Answer 34

A person's general or natural mood; tendency

Question 35

Disquieting

Answer 35

Disturbing, causing anxiety

Question 36

Disseminate

Answer 36

Scatter, spread about, broadcast

Question 37

Dissent

Answer 37

Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view

Question 38

Dissonance

Answer 38

Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement

Question 39

Distill

Answer 39

Purify; extract the essential elements of

Question 40

Diverge

Answer 40

Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path

Question 41

Divest

Answer 41

Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or great; to sell off holdings

Question 42

Divine

Answer 42

Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight.

Question 43

Document

Answer 43

Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

Question 44

Dogma

Answer 44

A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

Question 45

Dormant

Answer 45

Asleep, inactive, on a break

Question 46

Dubious

Answer 46

Doubtful, questionable, suspect

Question 47

Eccentric

Answer 47

Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm, esp. in a whimsical way

Question 48

Eclectic

Answer 48

Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

Question 49

Eclipse

Answer 49

The obstructing of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person to obscure, darken, make less important

Question 50

Efficacy

Answer 50

The quality of being able to produce the intended effect

Question 51

Egalitarian

Answer 51

Related to belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

Question 52

Egregious

Answer 52

Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

Question 53

Elated

Answer 53

Very happy, in high spirits