Starting with D

Question 1

daunt

Answer 1

to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

Question 2

debauchery

Answer 2

corruption

Question 3

defunct

Answer 3

no longer existing

Question 4

desultory

Answer 4

lack a definite plan or purpose and flit from one thing to another

Question 5

deterrent

Answer 5

something that discourages or hinders

Question 6

diaphanous

Answer 6

transparent; vague; insubstantial

Question 7

discomfit

Answer 7

make someone upset or uncomfortable

Question 8

discretion

Answer 8

quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions

Question 9

dissident

Answer 9

person who disagrees about beliefs

Question 10

dissonance

Answer 10

discord; lack of harmony

Question 11

divest

Answer 11

to strip; deprive; rid

Question 12

divulge

Answer 12

to make known something that is secret

Question 13

dross

Answer 13

waste; worthless matter

Question 14

effete

Answer 14

depleted of vitality; over refined; decadent

Question 15

elixir

Answer 15

a sustance believed to have the power to cure ills

Question 16

Elysian

Answer 16

delightful; blissful; paradise

Question 17

emollient

Answer 17

soothing; mollifying

Question 18

encomium

Answer 18

a formal expression of praise

Question 19

enunciate

Answer 19

to pronounce clearly

Question 20

equable

Answer 20

steady; unvarying; serene

Question 21

eulogy

Answer 21

high praise to a death person

Question 22

exculpate

Answer 22

to clear of blame; vindicate

Question 23

execrable

Answer 23

detestable; abhorrent

Question 24

exorcise

Answer 24

to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

Question 25

expatiate

Answer 25

to speak or write at length

Question 26

explicate

Answer 26

to explain; interpret; clarify

Question 27

extraneous

Answer 27

not essential