Next Top 138 Words D-E

Question 1

Decorum

Answer 1

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
Gypsies in Europe usually lack DECORUM even when asking for money, they do it in a very rude manner.
Rel. Words:
DECOROUS: conforming to acceptable standards
Sim. Meanings:
CORRECTNESS. DECENCY. ETIQUETTE. MANNERS. MORES. PROPRIETY. SEEMLINESS.

Question 2

Deference

Answer 2

Respect, courtesy
The respectful young man treated his grandpa with the utmost DEFERENCE.
Rel. Words:
DEFER: to delay; to show someone deference
DEFERENTIAL: courteous and respectful
Sim. Meanings:
COURTESY. HOMAGE. HONOR. OBEISANCE. RESPECT. REVERENCE. VENERATION.

Question 3

Desultory

Answer 3

Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
Jack had a DESULTORY work experience, he has changed jobs 5 times in 3 years.
Sim. Meanings:
AIMLESS. DISCONNECTED. ERRATIC. HAPHAZARD. INDISCRIMINATE. OBJECTLESS. PURPOSELESS. RANDOM. STRAY. UNCONSIDERED. UNPLANNED.

Question 4

Diatribe

Answer 4

An abusive, condemnatory speech
The girl at the mall gave a guy a DIATRIBE for being a jerk.
Sim. Meanings:
FULMINATION. HARANGUE. INVECTIVE. JEREMIAD. MALEDICTION. OBLOQUY. TIRADE.

Question 5

Diffident

Answer 5

Lacking self-confidence
The student’s stutter while presenting was proof that he was DIFFIDENT.
Sim. Meanings:
BACKWARD. BASHFUL. COY. DEMURE. MODEST. RETIRING. SELF-EFFACING. SHY. TIMID.

Question 6

Dilate

Answer 6

To make larger; to expand
Your pupils usually DILATE when you are in a dark space in order to let in more light so you can see better.
Sim. Meanings:
AMPLIFY. DEVELOP. ELABORATE. ENLARGE. EXPAND. EXPATIATE.

Question 7

Dilatory

Answer 7

Intended to delay
The boy did DILATORY things in the morning to delay getting to school.
Sim. Meanings:
DRAGGING. FLAGGING. LAGGARD. LAGGING. SLOW. SLOW-FOOTED. SLOW-GOWING. SLOW-PACED. TARDY.

Question 8

Dilettante

Answer 8

Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic
Teenagers usually are DILETTANTE since they gain and lose interest quickly with things and have difficulty committing to anything.
Sim. Meanings:
AMATEUR. DABBLER. SUPERFICIAL. TYRO.

Question 9

Dirge

Answer 9

A funeral hymn or mournful speech
The young man gave a DIRGE at church for his father’s passing, it was a sad speech.
Sim. Meanings:
ELEGY. LAMENT.

Question 10

Disabuse

Answer 10

To set right; to free from error
The teacher tried to DISABUSE the student for getting the wrong answer, correcting him so he wouldn’t repeat the mistake.
Sim. Meanings:
CORRECT. UNDECEIVE.

Question 11

Discern

Answer 11

To perceive; to recognize
It is easy to DISCERN the difference between a low quality fake and original Rolex watch.
Rel. Words:
DISCERNMENT: taste and cultivation
Sim. Meanings:
CATCH. DESCRY. DETECT. DIFFERENTIATE. DISCRIMINATE. DISTINGUISH. ESPY. GLIMPSE. KNOW. SEPARATE. SPOT. SPY. TELL.

Question 12

Disparate

Answer 12

Fundamentally different; entirely unlike
Americans and Arabs have DISPARATE views about premarital sex.
Sim. Meanings:
DIFFERENT. DISSIMILAR. DIVERGENT. DIVERSE. VARIANT. VARIOUS.

Question 13

Dissemble

Answer 13

To present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character
Neal Caffrey, the con man in White Collar, tried to DISSEMBLE himself as an Interpol agent.
Sim. Meanings:
ACT. AFFECT. ASSUME. CLOAK. COUNTERFEIT. CAMOUFLAGE. COVER UP. DISGUISE. DISSIMULATE. FAKE. FEIGN. MASK. MASQUERADE. POSE. PRETEND. PUT ON. SHAM. SIMULATE.

Question 14

Dogma

Answer 14

A firmly held opinion, often a religious belief
Presbyterian DOGMA is all about going back to the bible for reference, teaching, and faith.
Sim. Meanings:
CREED. DOCTRINE. TEACHING. TENET.

Question 15

Dogmatic

Answer 15

Dictatorial in one’s opinions
Hitler was DOGMATIC, everything he believed had to be followed without opposition; a true dictator.
Sim. Meanings:
AUTHORITARIAN. BOSSY. DICTATORIAL. DOCTRINAIRE. DOMINEERING. IMPERIOUS. MAGISTERIAL. MASTERFUL. OVERBEARING. PEREMPTORY.

Question 16

Dupe

Answer 16

To deceive; a person who is easily deceived
The thief couldn’t DUPE the jury, it was too evident that he was lying.
Sim. Meanings:
BEGUILE. BETRAY. BLUFF. COZEN. DECEIVE. DELUDE. FOOL. HOODWINK. HUMBUG. MISLEAD. TAKE IN. TRICK.

Question 17

Eclectic

Answer 17

Selecting from or made up of a variety of sources
Rome is made up of ECLECTIC layers of different ages.
Sim. Meanings:
BROAD. CATHOLIC. SELECTIVE.

Question 18

Efficacy

Answer 18

Effectiveness
The EFFICACY of Panadol Extra is great in healing headaches, it eliminates severe ones in minutes.
Rel. Words:
EFFICACIOUS: effective; productive
Sim. Meanings:
DYNAMISM. EFFECTIVENESS. EFFICIENCY. FORCE. POWER. PRODUCTIVENESS. PROFICIENCY. STRENGTH. VIGOR.

Question 19

Elegy

Answer 19

a sorrowful poem or speech
The sad father was barely able to complete his son's ELEGY during his funeral in church, the words came out with difficulty.
Related Words:
ELEGIAC: like an elegy; mournful
Similar Meanings:
DIRGE.   LAMENT.

Question 20

Emulate

Answer 20

to copy; to try to equal or excel
Children always try to EMULATE their parents’ actions by copying what they do.
Similar Words:
APE. IMITATE. SIMULATE.

Question 21

Enumerate

Answer 21

to count, list, or itemize
Astrologists try to ENUMERATE all the stars and planets in the universe, giving them names and numbers.
Similar Meanings:
CATALOG. INDEX. TABULATE.

Question 22

Erratic

Answer 22

Wandering and unpredictable
The series “lost” was so ERRATIC most of the time, it was very unpredictable and all over the place.
Rel. Words:
ERRANT: straying, mistaken, roving
Sim. Meanings:
CAPRICIOUS. INCONSTANT. IRRESOLUTE. WHIMSICAL.

Question 23

Esoteric

Answer 23

Known or understood by only a few
Only a few scientists are aware of the ESOTERIC field of medical nanotechnology.
Sim. Meanings:
ABSTRUSE. ARCANE. OBSCURE.

Question 24

Estimable

Answer 24

Admirable
It is an ESTIMABLE thing what volunteers are doing abroad to help the needy.
Rel. Words:
ESTEEM: high regard
Sim. Meanings:
ADMIRABLE. COMMENDABLE. CREDITABLE. HONORABLE. LAUDABLE. MERITORIOUS. PRAISEWORTHY. RESPECTABLE. VENERABLE. WORTHY.

Question 25

Euphemism

Answer 25

Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
The phrase “passed away” is used as a EUPHEMISM to the word “died” in order to be less harsh and easier to accept.
Sim. Meanings:
CIRCUMLOCUTION. WHITEWASH.

Question 26

Exacerbate

Answer 26

To make worse
When people smoke because they are stressed, they in fact EXACERBATE the problem since smoking increases stress.
Sim. Meanings:
ANNOY. AGGRAVATE. INTENSIFY. IRRITATE. PROVOKE.

Question 27

Exculpate

Answer 27

To clear from blame; prove innocent
The lawyer was able to successfully EXCUPLATE his client and prove his innocence.
Sim. Meanings:
ABSOLVE. ACQUIT. CLEAR. EXONERATE. VINDICATE.

Question 28

Exigent

Answer 28

Urgent; requiring immediate action
After the hurricane hit, EXIGENT actions were required to quickly assess and tend to the damages.
Sim. Meanings:
CRITICAL. IMPERATIVE. NEEDED. URGENT.

Question 29

Exonerate

Answer 29

To clear of blame
Sim. Meanings:
ABSOLVE. ACQUIT. CLEAR. EXCULPATE. VINDICATE.

Question 30

Explicit

Answer 30

Clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression
Rel. Words:
EXPLICABLE: capable of being explained
EXPLICATE: to give a detailed explanation
Sim. Meanings:
CANDID. FRANK. STRAIGHTFORWARD. UNEQUIVOCAL.