Lesson 169 Prefix: De-

Question 1

Delineate

Answer 1

(v.) to describe in detail

Question 2

Devolve

Answer 2

(v.) to hand off to someone else, delegate

Question 3

Denude

Answer 3

(v.) to strip bare, remove any trace of

Question 4

Descend

Answer 4

(v.) to move downward

Question 5

Delimit

Answer 5

(v.) to mark the boundaries of

Question 6

Decipher

Answer 6

(v.) to figure out, discern

Question 7

Debunk

Answer 7

(v.) to disprove

Question 8

Defenestrate

Answer 8

(v.) to throw someone out of a window (typically used in jest)

Question 9

Decadent

Answer 9

(adj.) inclined to disreputable and immoral behavior

Question 10

Detritus

Answer 10

(n.) refuse

Question 11

Denouement

Answer 11

(n.) the falling action after the climax, typically in novels and movies