List 6 Flashcards
counterintuitive
contrary to expectations
decentralized
the dispersion of powers
delve
to reach inside and search for something
deviate
to stray from main point
dignity
sense of pride, honor, or respect
discernible
able to be perceived or recognized (distinguished)
disconcerting
causing one to feel unsettled
disengaging
separate or release from attachment
disparate
distinct or unalike
dispute
to argue
ditty
a short, simple song
diverge
to separate (typically from main)
diversification
to make something more diverse
dormant
asleep or inactive
doth
do (old english)
drafting
prepare a preliminary version of
dulcet
sweet and soothing (typically sound)
dynamic
characterized by constant change
eclipse
falling into obscurity or decline, the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
edifice
a building, especially a large, imposing one; a complex system of beliefs
elizabethan
relating to or characteristic of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. a time of english renaissance that inspired national pride through classical ideals, international expansion, and naval triumph. saw the flowering of poetry, music, and literature
emigrate
leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another country
epitomizing
be a perfect example of
equanimity
mental calmness or composure
etching
to produce on a hard material by eating into the material’s surface, a print produced by etching
exalt
to praise
exquisite
extremely beautiful
fabricate
to make up
fanciful
over-imaginative and unrealistic
