Unit 21-25 Flashcards
derivative
something derived (from another source); unoriginal
dessicate
to dry completely
desultory
random; disconnected; rambling
diatribe
bitter verbal attack
dichotomy
a division into two usually contradictory parts
diffidence
shyness; lack of confidence
diffuse
to spread out; wordy; rambling
digression
act of straying from the main point
dirge
funeral hymn
diabuse
to free from a misconception
discerning
perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
discordant
not in tune
discredit
to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
discrepancy
difference between
discrete
constituting a separate thing; distinct
disingenuous
not candid; crafty
disjointed
lacking order or coherence; dislocated
disinterested
unprejudiced; objective
dismiss
put away from consideration; reject
disparge
to belittle
disparate
dissimilar
dissemble
to pretend; disguise one’s motives
disseminate
to spread; scatter; disperse
dissolution
disintegration; debauchery (corruption)
dissonance
discord; lack of harmony
distend
to expand; swell out
distill
to extract the essential elements
doctrinaire
relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; impractical
dogmatic
stating opinions without proof
dupe
to deceive; trick
ebullient
enthusiastic; exhilarated
eclectic
selecting from various sources
