NSF nationals vocabulary V8 Flashcards
diamond
a clear precious gem, a field where baseball is played
dictohotomy
division into two parts
dicker
to deal swap or trade, a petty bargain
dictum
a authoritative pronouncement, a saying
didactic
intended for instruction, a person who intends to teach or lecture too much
die
to cease to live, a cube with numbers on each side
dillydally
to waste time, especially by indecision
diminution
the fact or process of reduction
dinghy
a inflatable life raft, a small boat used as a tender of a larger one
dint
a dent, blow, or strike
dirge
a funeral song or tune
disabuse
to free a person from deception or error
discomfit
to confuse and deject, defeat
disconcert
to disturb the self possession of; ruffle
discreet
judicious in one’s conduct and speech, watchful
discursive
passing from one subject to another
disparage
to speak of slightingly, depreciate
disparate
distinct in kind, essentially different
dissemble
to give a false or misleading appearance to, to take apart
dissident
a person who is disagreeing in opinion or attitude
dissuade
to deter by advice persuasion
ditto
another of the same, a duplicate
ditty
a poem intended to be sung
doff
to remove or take off, as clothing, to get rid of
dogface
a enlisted man in the us army
dominion
the power of governing and controlling
dote
a decay of wood, to express or show fondness habitually
dotty
crazy or eccentric
dour
sullen, gloomy, severe, stern
droll
amusing in a odd way
duchy
the territory of a duke or duchess
dulcimer
a instrument related to guitars
duress
compulsion by threat or force
edict
a authoritative command
edify
to instruct or benefit
efface
to rub away or erase
effectuate
a effect
efflorescence
the state or period of flowers
effluent
flowing out or forth
egalitarian
asserting or resulting from the belief in the equality of all people
electrify
to charge with electricity
elocution
a persons way of speaking
emaciated
marked by abnormal skinniness
embellish
to decorate or beautify
embezzle
to steal money that you are trusted for
embroil
to bring into discord or conflict
emeritus
retired or honorably discharged from work
emoticon
a icon used for indicating amusement
empirical
derived from experience or experiments
En passant
by the way, in passing
encapsulate
to place in a capsule
enclave
an outlying portion of a country
encomium
a formal expression of high praise
encumber
to impede or hinder
encumbrance
something useless or hindering
endearing
evoking affection
enfranchise
to give the legal right to vote
engender
to produce
enigmatic
mysterious or perplexing
enjoin
to prescribe
