vocab #1 De, Dis, Mis

Question 1

debunk

Answer 1

v. expose the falseness of a belief

Question 2

declaim

Answer 2

v. utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience

Question 3

decry

Answer 3

v. publicly denounce; criticize

Question 4

defamatory

Answer 4

adj. damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libelous

Question 5

disabuse

Answer 5

v. persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken

Question 6

disaffected

Answer 6

adj. dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them

Question 7

disarming

Answer 7

adj. having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility especially through charm

Question 8

disavow

Answer 8

v. deny any responsibility or support for

Question 9

disenfranchise

Answer 9

v. deprive someone of the right to vote

Question 10

disgruntled

Answer 10

adj. angry or dissatisfied; 불만인

Question 11

disinclined

Answer 11

adj. unwilling; reluctant; 싫은

Question 12

disingenuous

Answer 12

adj. not sincere

Question 13

dispassionate

Answer 13

adj. not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial

Question 14

dispossessed

Answer 14

v. deprive someone of land, property. or other possessions; 쫓겨난

Question 15

dissemble

Answer 15

v. conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

Question 16

misanthrope/misanthropic

Answer 16

n. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society

Question 17

misapprehend

Answer 17

v. misunderstand (words, a person, a situation, etc.)

Question 18

misbegotten

Answer 18

adj. badly conceived, designed, or planned

Question 19

misconstrue

Answer 19

v. interpret (something, especially a person’s words or actions) wrongly

Question 20

miscreant

Answer 20

n. a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law

Question 21

misgiving

Answer 21

n. a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something

Question 22

misnomer

Answer 22

n. a wrong or inaccurate name or designation