Vocab #4

Question 1

Delineate

Answer 1

Definition: describe or portray (something) precisely.

Ex) When I told him to delineate to me what had happened, he just stared blankly at me.

Question 2

Denounce

Answer 2

Definition: inform against.

Ex) It’s crazy how some of his own friends denounced him to the teacher for cheating on the test.

Question 3

Deplore

Answer 3

Definition: feel or express strong disapproval of (something).

Ex) She deplored my style of fashion.

Question 4

Depravity

Answer 4

Definition: moral corruption; wickedness.

Ex) This school is filled with depravity and nothing else.

Question 5

Deprecate

Answer 5

Definition: express disapproval of.

Ex) I deprecate the idea of entering that haunted house without a flashlight.

Question 6

Deride

Answer 6

Definition: express contempt for; ridicule.

Ex) They derided her way of speaking while the teacher wasn’t paying attention, making the others laugh.

Question 7

Despondent

Answer 7

Definition: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Ex) As time went by, he grew more and more despondent.

Question 8

Deterrent

Answer 8

Definition: a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Ex) Don’t worry, he only behaves that way because he has went through many deterrents in his life.

Question 9

Devise

Answer 9

Definition: plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Ex) Together they devised a plan on how to defeat the enemy.

Question 10

Diffuse

Answer 10

Definition: spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people.

Ex) The news recently reported that a new virus is diffusing all over the city.

Question 11

Digression

Answer 11

Definition: a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

Ex) After that brief digression, we focused on what was at hand.

Question 12

Diligence

Answer 12

Definition: careful and persistent work or effort.

Ex) I’ve never seen someone work with so much diligence on homework before, it’s so bizarre.

Question 13

Diminution

Answer 13

Definition: a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

Ex) The town went through a great diminution of people after the massacre occurred.

Question 14

Discerning

Answer 14

Definition: having or showing good judgment.

Ex) Many people who come to this cafe are very discerning students that come from the University that’s located near us.

Question 15

Disclose

Answer 15

Definition: make (secret or new information) known.

Ex) They disclosed his identity to me and I was shocked realizing that he’s a whole different person when he’s not around.

Question 16

Discount

Answer 16

Definition: regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.

Ex) I’ve heard rumors about me but I discounted them because I knew I would just be hurting myself.

Question 17

Discrepancy

Answer 17

Definition: a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts; difference.

Ex) Huh, that’s odd. It seems that there’s a discrepancy between your story and his.

Question 18

Disdain

Answer 18

Definition: consider to be unworthy of one’s consideration.

Ex) They disdained her because she was way too short.

Question 19

Disinclination

Answer 19

Definition: a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm.

Ex) As soon as she asked me “how was your weekend?”, I felt a strong disinclination to answer.

Question 20

Degradation

Answer 20

Definition: the condition or process of humiliating or being humiliated.

Ex) She went through degradation as the people around her yelled the actions she took.