Vocab D Flashcards
to intimidate, to make afraid or discouraged.
Daunt
in reality or fact; actual
de facto
a sudden disaster or collapse; a total defeat or failure
Debacle
to destroy a large portion of.
Decimate
to condescend, to be kind or gracious enough to do something thought to be beneath one’s dignity
Deign
to draw or outline, sketch; to portray, depict, describe.
Delineate
leader who obtains power by appealing to people’s feelings and prejudices rather than reasoning
Demagogue
to raise objections, hesitate
Demur
modest and shy, or pretending to be so
Demure
to blacken the reputation of, disparage, defame.
Denigrate
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.
Denouement
to express disapproval of; to belittle, depreciate.
Deprecate
scornful, expressing ridicule; mocking, jeering
Derisive
derived from another source, unoriginal.
Derivative
to violate the sacredness of, to profane
Desecrate
aimless, haphazard; moving from one subject to another without logical connection
Desultory
division into two usually contradictory parts or kinds
Dichotomy
lacking self-confidence, shy and timid.
Diffident
slow or late in doing something; intended to delay, especially to gain time
Dilatory
sad, dejected, disappointed
Disconsolate
to deprive of the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
Disenfranchise
insincere, calculating; not straightforward or frank /falsely
pretending to be unaware.
Disingenous
to speak of in a slighting or derogatory way, belittle.
Disparage
disguise or conceal one’s true feelings or motives behind a false appearance
Dissemble
to hesitate, be indecisive and uncertain /to shake or quiver.
Dither
Assertive
Dogmatic
waste product, sludge / something worthless, commonplace, or trivial.
Dross
melodious, harmonious, sweet-sounding.
Dulcet
