NSF regionals vocabulary e10 Flashcards
Deduce
To trace the course of
Defector
A person who faults from a cause
Defray
To bear or pay all or part of the expenses
Defunct
No longer in effect or use, nonexisting
Delegate
A person designated to act or represent for
others
Delineate
To trace or outline
Delinquent
Guilty of a misdeed or offense, overdue
Demand deposit
A deposit subject to withdrawal at the dem
and of the depositor
Demeanor
Behavior, or facial appearance
Denizen
A person who regularly frequents a place
Depose
To remove from office, to examine under oath;
get rid of
Deposition
Same thing as depose
Dermatology
The branch or medicine which is dealing with
skin
Desiccate
To dry throughly, dehydrate
Despotic
Pertaining to a king that has unlimited power
despot
Despotism
The rule of a despot
Detrimental
Causing damage or harm
Dexterity
Adroitness in using hands, mental adroitness
Diatribe
A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation
Dictate
To say or read something out loud
Diction
Style of speaking or writing
Diffident
Lacking confidence in ones own ability
Dilapidated
To put into partial ruin or decay
Dire
Causing or indicating trouble or disaster
Dis
A lady or female, to disparage
Discernment
An act of or an instance of good judgement
Discordant
Disagreeable to the ear
Discretion
The power or right to decide, arbiter
Disgruntled
Displeased and discontented, sulky
Disheveled
Disordered, unkempt, untidy
