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
