Pack 10 (D) Flashcards
Deceit
the act or practice of misleading, tricking, or cheating.
Deceptive
able or tending to trick or mislead.
Defamatory
causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation; libelous or slanderous.
Deferential
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others.
Deft
capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous
Defy
to resist or challenge openly; act against the wishes or decrees of.
Deleterious
harmful or injurious, as to health
Delineate
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail
Demur
raise doubts or objections or show reluctance
Denigrate
criticize unfairly; disparage
Derivative
copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else.
Detrimental
causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration
Devious
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout.
Devolve
(of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level).
Didactic
in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.