Vocab 2-23

Question 1

Dissent

Answer 1

Disagreement

Question 2

Disservice

Answer 2

An ill turn

Question 3

Dissipate

Answer 3

To disperse or disappear

Question 4

Dissolution

Answer 4

A breaking up of a union of persons

Question 5

Dissonant

Answer 5

Harsh or disagreeable in sound

Question 6

Dissuade

Answer 6

To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel or pleading

Question 7

Distend

Answer 7

To stretch out or expand in every direction

Question 8

Distill

Answer 8

To extract or produce by vaporization or condensation

Question 9

Distort

Answer 9

To twist into an unnatural or irregular form

Question 10

Distort

Answer 10

To twist into an unnatural or irregular form

Question 11

Distraught

Answer 11

Bewildered

Question 12

Diurnal

Answer 12

Daily

Question 13

Diverse

Answer 13

Capable of various forms

Question 14

Divinity

Answer 14

The quality or character of being godlike

Question 15

Divisible

Answer 15

Capable of being separated into parts

Question 16

Divulgence

Answer 16

A divulging

Question 17

Docket

Answer 17

The registry of judgments of a court

Question 18

Dogmatic

Answer 18

Making statements without arguing or evidence

Question 19

Dolesome

Answer 19

Melancholy

Question 20

Domain

Answer 20

A sphere or field of action or interest

Question 21

Domicile

Answer 21

The place where one lives

Question 22

Dominant

Answer 22

Conspicuously prominent

Question 23

Donator

Answer 23

One who makes a donation or present

Question 24

Doubly

Answer 24

In twofold degree or extent

Question 25

Dragnet

Answer 25

A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water

Question 26

Drowsy

Answer 26

Heavy with sleepiness

Question 27

drudgery

Answer 27

Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation

Question 28

Dubious

Answer 28

Doubtful

Question 29

Duckling

Answer 29

A young duck

Question 30

Ductile

Answer 30

Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread

Question 31

Dun

Answer 31

To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment

Question 32

Duplex

Answer 32

Having two parts

Question 33

Durance

Answer 33

Confinement

Question 34

Duteous

Answer 34

Showing submission to natural superiors

Question 35

Dutiable

Answer 35

Subject to duty, especially a customs duty

Question 36

Dyne

Answer 36

The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it to a velocity of 1 cm/s

Question 37

Educe

Answer 37

To draw out

Question 38

Effete

Answer 38

Exhausted, as having performed it’s functions

Question 39

Efflorescent

Answer 39

Opening in a flower

Question 40

Effulgence

Answer 40

Splendor

Question 41

Egoist

Answer 41

One who advocates or practices egoism