Gre Vocab D ADVANCED

Question 1

Declaim

Answer 1

To speak in a loud, formal, or rhetorical mannet, often with passion and without regard for feedback

Question 2

Declivity

Answer 2

A downward slope, especially in the terrain

Question 3

Demagogue

Answer 3

A leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudocrs rather than ny using rational arguments

Question 4

Demur

Answer 4

1. To raise objections or show reluctance
2. The act of objecting or hesitating

Question 5

Desultory

Answer 5

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; random or disconnected

Question 6

Diaphanous

Answer 6

Light, demicate, and yranslucent, especiammy referring to fabric

Question 7

Dichotomy

Answer 7

A division or contrast between two completely opposed or entirely different things

Question 8

Dictum

Answer 8

1. A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
2. Dicton

Question 9

Diffident

Answer 9

Modest or shy due to a lack of self confidence

Question 10

Diffuse

Answer 10

1. To spread over a wide area or among a large number of peoplz
2. Lacking clarity or conciseness; scattered

Question 11

Dilatory

Answer 11

Slow to act or intended to cause delay

Question 12

Dirge

Answer 12

A mournful song, piece of music or poem, often for the dead

Question 13

Discordant

Answer 13

Disagreeing or incongruous; characterised by conflict
2. Harsh or jarring in sound due to a lack of harmony

Question 14

Discrete

Answer 14

1. Individually separate or distinct

Question 15

Disparage

Answer 15

To regard or represent as being of little worth; to belittle

Question 16

Dissemble

Answer 16

To conceal one’s true motives, feemings, or beliefs; to disguise

Question 17

Distaff

Answer 17

Referring to the female side of the family
2. A tool used in spinning, holding unspun fibers like wool or flax

Question 18

Distend

Answer 18

To sweel or expand as a result of internal pressure

Question 19

Dither

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1. To be indecisive or uncertain
2. A state of agitation or nervousness

Question 20

Diurnal

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1. Relating to or active during the day
2. Occurring every day

Question 21

Doctrinaire

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Stubbornly or inflexibly attached to a doctrine or theory, often without regard for practical conditions

Question 22

Doff

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1. To remove or take off,referring to clothinf
2. To show respect,especially by removing a hat

Question 23

Dovetail

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To fit or join together perfectly, often used metaphorically
2. A joint in carpentry where two piecrs fit together

Question 24

Droll

Answer 24

Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

Question 25

Dupe

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1. To trick someone into believing something that is not true 2. (Noun) a person who is easily deceived

Question 26

Duplicity

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1. Deceitfulness or double dealing, especially in a situation where one pretends to be something they are not

Question 27

Dyspeptic

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1. Relating to indigestion or having a sour stomach (adj) 2. Irritable or bad tempered, often due to discomfort or illness

Question 28

Disparate

Answer 28

Essentially different in kind; not allowing for comparison

Question 29

Dissolution

Answer 29

1. The act of officially ending or dismissing something, such as a partnership, organization, or assembly 2. The process of dissolving into smaller components, physically or metaphorically