Vocab D Flashcards
Debacle
Great disaster
Dearth
Scarcity that makes dear, famine, inadequate supply
Debilitating
Weakening
Debonair
Charming (looks)
Debunk
To expose the sham or falseness of something
Decry
To express strong disapproval publicly
Deft
Characterized by facility and skill
Dégagé
Free of constraint light hearted
Deleterious
Harmful in a subtle or unexpressed way
Deride/derisive (derision)
To subject to bitter or contemptuous ridicule
De rigueur
Required by custom
Diametrically
Completely opposed, being at opposite extremes
Diffident
Hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of confidence
Dint
To drive in with force/ force, power
Disabuse
To free from error or misconception
Disingenuous
Lacking in candor, giving a false appearance of simple
Disparaging
Degrading in rank/reputation
Disparate
Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
Disquieting
To take away the peace or tranquility of
Doleful
Full of grief
Double entendre
Ambiguity of meaning that lends itself to more than one meaning
Doughty
Marked by fearless resolution
Dour
Stern, harsh, obstinate, gloomy, sullen
Doyen/ doyenne
Senior member of a body or group, oldest example of a category
