Essential Words IX Flashcards
Debunk
Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims
Decorous
Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite
Deem
Judge; consider
Deface
Vandalize, mar the appearance of
Defamatory
Slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputations
Default
Failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one
Deference
Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another
Deflect
Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid
Deleterious
Harmful, unhealthful
Delineate
Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail
Denigrate
Belittle, attack the reputation of
Denote
Stands as a name or symbol for; indicate
Deride
Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously
Derivative
Derived from something else; not original
Desiccate
Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated
Detached
Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof
Deterrent
Something that restrains of discourages
Diatribe
Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant
Didactic
Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson
Digress
o off-topic when speaking or writing
Din
Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time
Disabuse
Free someone from a mistake in thinking
Discerning
Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally
Discredit
Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in
Discrepancy
Difference or inconsistency
Discriminating
Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight.
Disingenuous
Insincere, not genuine
Disinterested
Unbiased, impartial; not interested
Disjointed
Disconnected, not coherent, jerky
Dismiss
Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration
Dispassionate
Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion
Dispatch
Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way
Disperse
Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish
Disposition
A person’s general or natural mood; tendency
Disquieting
Disturbing, causing anxiety
Disseminate
Scatter, spread about, broadcast
Dissent
Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view
Dissonance
Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement
Distill
Purify; extract the essential elements of
Diverge
Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path
Divest
Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or great; to sell off holdings
Divine
Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight.
Document
Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of
Dogma
A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief
Dormant
Asleep, inactive, on a break
Dubious
Doubtful, questionable, suspect
Eccentric
Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm, esp. in a whimsical way
Eclectic
Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources
Eclipse
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
Efficacy
The quality of being able to produce the intended effect
Egalitarian
Related to belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres
Egregious
Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring
Elated
Very happy, in high spirits
