Units 21-25

Question 1

deride

Answer 1

v, to mock

Question 2

derivative, derive

Answer 2

n, something derived; unoriginal adj v, obtained from another source

Question 3

dessicate

Answer 3

v, to dry completely

Question 4

desuetude

Answer 4

n, state of disuse

Question 5

desultory

Answer 5

adj, random; disconnected; rambling

Question 6

aeterrent

Answer 6

n, something that discourages or hinders

Question 7

deraction

Answer 7

n, the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character

Question 8

diaphanous

Answer 8

adj, transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

Question 9

diatribe

Answer 9

n, bitter verbal attack

Question 10

dichotomy

Answer 10

n, division into two usually contradictory parts

Question 11

diffidence

Answer 11

n, shyness; lack of confidence

Question 12

diffuse

Answer 12

v, to spread out adj, wordy; rambling; spread out

Question 13

digression

Answer 13

n, act of straying from the main point

Question 14

dirge

Answer 14

n, funeral hymn

Question 15

disabuse

Answer 15

v, to free from a misconception

Question 16

discerning, discern

Answer 16

adj, perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement v, to perceive something obscure

Question 17

discomfit

Answer 17

v, to make unease; disconcert

Question 18

discordant

Answer 18

adj, not in tune

Question 19

discredit

Answer 19

v, to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

Question 20

discrepancy

Answer 20

n, difference between

Question 21

discrete

Answer 21

adj, constituting a separate thing; distinct

Question 22

discretion

Answer 22

n, quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own

Question 23

disingenuous

Answer 23

adj, not candid; crafty

Question 24

disinterested

Answer 24

adj, unprejudiced; objective

Question 25

disjointed

Answer 25

adj, lacking order or coherence; dislocated

Question 26

dismiss

Answer 26

v, put away from consideration; reject

Question 27

disparage

Answer 27

v, to belittle

Question 28

disparate, disparity

Answer 28

adj, dissimilar n, the condition of being unequal or unlike

Question 29

dissemble

Answer 29

v, to pretend; disguise one’s motives

Question 30

disseminate

Answer 30

v, to spread; scatter, disperse

Question 31

dissident

Answer 31

n, person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.

Question 32

dissolution

Answer 32

n, disintegration; debauchery

Question 33

dissonance

Answer 33

n, discord; lack of harmony

Question 34

distend

Answer 34

v, to expand; swell out

Question 35

distill

Answer 35

v, extract the essential elements

Question 36

distrait

Answer 36

adj, inattentive; preoccupied

Question 37

diverge, divergence

Answer 37

v, to vary; go in different directions from teh same point n

Question 38

divest

Answer 38

v, to strip; deprive; rid

Question 39

divulge

Answer 39

v, to make known something that is secret

Question 40

doctrinaire

Answer 40

adj, relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

Question 41

document

Answer 41

v, to provide with written evidence to support

Question 42

doggerel

Answer 42

n, poor verse

Question 43

dogmatic, dogma

Answer 43

adj, stating opinions without proof n, a belief asserted on authority without evidence

Question 44

dormant

Answer 44

adj, inactive

Question 45

dross

Answer 45

n, waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

Question 46

dupe

Answer 46

v, to deceive; trick

Question 47

ebullient

Answer 47

adj, exhilarated; enthusiastic

Question 48

eclectic

Answer 48

adj, selecting from various sources

Question 49

effervescence, effercescent

Answer 49

n, state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes adj

Question 50

effete

Answer 50

adj, depleted of vitality; overrefined; decadent