NSF nationals vocabulary 11 Flashcards
disinterested
unaffected by self-interest
disparage
to express a negative opinion of
dissertation
a treatise advancing a new point of view from research
dissuade
to persuade not to do something
distaff
a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax
ditty
a poem intended to be sung
divest
to take away possessions from someone, free from
doctrinaire
stubbornly insistent on a theory without regard
doff
remove
dog ears
shabby and worn out
dog face
an enlisted man in the U.S army
dogfight
a violent fight between dogs, aerial engagement between two planes
dogleg
a route or way that turns at a sharp angle
dolorous
showing sorrow or grief
dossier
a collection or file of documents on the same subject
dowdy
not in style, lacking smartness
down
facing the ground
dowser
a stick that indicates underground water or oil
drone
a male honeybee, a unmanned ship or aircraft
duchy
a territory ruled by a duke or duchess
duress
compulsion by threat or force
dystopia
a society characterized by human misery
ebony
a very hard, heavy, durable wood that is deep black
efface
to wipe out, or erase
effectuate
to produce
effluent
flowing outward
elocution
a manner of speaking that is excellent
embargo
a government order imposing a trade barrier
embed
to secure deeply
embezzle
to use property entrusted to one fraudulently
