Part 6 Flashcards
Debunk (v.)
To expose the nonsense of
Debase (v.)
To lower in quality or value ; to degrade
Decree (v.)
An official order, usually having the force of law
Decry (v.)
To put down ; to denounce
Deem (v.)
To judge ; to consider
Deficit (n.)
A shortage, especially of money
Defile (v.)
To make filthy or foul ; to desecrate
Deft (a.)
Skillful
Defunct (a.)
No longer in effect ; no longer in existence
Degrade (v.)
To lower in dignity or status ; to corrupt ; to deteriorate
Deign (v.)
To condescend ; to think it in accordance with one’s dignity (to do something)
Deity (v.)
A god or goddess
Dejected (a.)
Depressed ; disheartened
Delectable (a.)
Delightful ; delicious
Delinquent (a.)
Neglecting a duty or law ; late in payment
Delve (v.)
To search or study intensively
Demeanor (n.)
Behavior ; manner
Demise (n.)
Death
Demur (v.)
To object ; to take exception
Demure (a.)
Shy ; reserved ; sedate
Denomination (n.)
A classification ; a catagory name
Denote (v.)
To signify ; to indicate ; to mark
Denounce (v.)
To condemn
Depict (v.)
To portray, especially in a picture ; to describe
Deplete (v.)
To decrease the supply of ; to exhaust ; to use up
Deplore (v.)
To regret ; to condemn ; to lament
Deploy (v.)
To station soldiers or armaments strategically ; to arrange strategically
Depose (v.)
To remove from office or position of power
Depredate (v.)
To prey upon ; to plunder
Derelict (a.)
Neglectful ; delinquent ; deserted ; abandoned
Desist (v.)
To stop doing (something)
Devout (a.)
Deeply religious ; fervent
Diatribe (n.)
A bitter, abusive denunciation
Dichotomy (n.)
Division in two parts, especially contradictory ones
Diffuse (v.)
To cause to spread out ; to cause to disperse ; to disseminate
Dilapidated (a.)
Broken-down ; fallen into ruin
Dilate (v.)
To make large ; to become larger ; to speak or write a lenght
Dilemma (n.)
A situation in which one must choose between two equally attractive choices ; any problem or predicament
Diminution (n.)
The act or process of diminishing ; reduction
Dire (a.)
Disastrous ; desperate
Dirge (n.)
A funeral song
Disaffect (v.)
To cause to lose affection ; to estrange ; to alienate
Disarray (n.)
Disorder ; confusion
Disclaim (v.)
To deny any claim to ; to renounce
Discomfit (v.)
To frustrate ; to confuse
Disconcert (v.)
To upset ; to ruffle ; to pertube
Discourse (n.)
Spoken or written expression in words ; conversation
Discrepancy (n.)
Difference ; inconsistency
Discursive (a.)
Rambling from one topic to another, usually aimlessly
Disgruntle (v.)
To make sulky and dissatisfied ; to discontent
Disinformation (n.)
False information purposely disseminated, usually by a government
Dismal (a.)
Dreary ; causing gloom ; causing dread
Dismay (v.)
To fill with dread ; to discourage greatly
Dispassionate (a.)
Unaffected by passion ; impartial ; calm
Disperse (v.)
To scatter ; to spread widely ; to disseminate
Dispirit (v.)
To discourage ; to dishearten ; to lose spirit
Disposition (n.)
Characteristic attitude ; state of mind ; inclination ; arrangement
Disproportionate (a.)
Out of proportion ; too much or too little
Disquiet (v.)
To make uneasy
Dissemble (v.)
To conceal the real nature of ; to act or speaj falsely in order to deceive
Dissent (v.)
To disagree ; to withhold approval
Disservice (n.)
A harmful action ; an ill turn
Dissident (n.)
A person who disagrees or dissents
Dissuade (v.)
To persuade not to
Distinct (a.)
Seperate ; different ; clear and unmistakable
Diurnal (a.)
Occuring every day ; occuring during the day time
Divine (v.)
To intuit ; to prophesy
Divulge (v.)
To reveal, especially to reveal something that has been a secret
Document (v.)
To support with evidence, especially written evidence
Doldruma (n.)
Low spirits ; a state of inactivity
Doleful (a.)
Sorrowful ; filled with grief
Dolt (n.)
A stupid person ; a dunce
Dotage (n.)
Senility ; foolish affection
Double entendre (n.)
A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risque
Dour (a.)
forbidding ; severe ; gloomy
Downcast (a.)
Directed downward ; dejected ; depressed
Downplay (v.)
To minimize ; to represent as being insignificant ; to play down
Draconian (a.)
Harsh ; severe ; cruel
Droll (a.)
Humorous ; amusing in an odd, often understated, way
Dross (n.)
Worthless stuff, eapecially worthless stuff arising from the production of valuable stuff