Vocab D

Question 1

to intimidate, to make afraid or discouraged.

Answer 1

Daunt

Question 2

in reality or fact; actual

Answer 2

de facto

Question 3

a sudden disaster or collapse; a total defeat or failure

Answer 3

Debacle

Question 4

to destroy a large portion of.

Answer 4

Decimate

Question 5

to condescend, to be kind or gracious enough to do something thought to be beneath one’s dignity

Answer 5

Deign

Question 6

to draw or outline, sketch; to portray, depict, describe.

Answer 6

Delineate

Question 7

leader who obtains power by appealing to people’s feelings and prejudices rather than reasoning

Answer 7

Demagogue

Question 8

to raise objections, hesitate

Answer 8

Demur

Question 9

modest and shy, or pretending to be so

Answer 9

Demure

Question 10

to blacken the reputation of, disparage, defame.

Answer 10

Denigrate

Question 11

the resolution or clearing up of the plot at the end of a narrative;
the outcome or solution of an often complex series of events.

Answer 11

Denouement

Question 12

to express disapproval of; to belittle, depreciate.

Answer 12

Deprecate

Question 13

scornful, expressing ridicule; mocking, jeering

Answer 13

Derisive

Question 14

derived from another source, unoriginal.

Answer 14

Derivative

Question 15

to violate the sacredness of, to profane

Answer 15

Desecrate

Question 16

aimless, haphazard; moving from one subject to another without logical connection

Answer 16

Desultory

Question 17

division into two usually contradictory parts or kinds

Answer 17

Dichotomy

Question 18

lacking self-confidence, shy and timid.

Answer 18

Diffident

Question 19

slow or late in doing something; intended to delay, especially to gain time

Answer 19

Dilatory

Question 20

sad, dejected, disappointed

Answer 20

Disconsolate

Question 21

to deprive of the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

Answer 21

Disenfranchise

Question 22

insincere, calculating; not straightforward or frank /falsely
pretending to be unaware.

Answer 22

Disingenous

Question 23

to speak of in a slighting or derogatory way, belittle.

Answer 23

Disparage

Question 24

disguise or conceal one’s true feelings or motives behind a false appearance

Answer 24

Dissemble

Question 25

to hesitate, be indecisive and uncertain /to shake or quiver.

Answer 25

Dither

Question 26

Assertive

Answer 26

Dogmatic

Question 27

waste product, sludge / something worthless, commonplace, or trivial.

Answer 27

Dross

Question 28

melodious, harmonious, sweet-sounding.

Answer 28

Dulcet