Vocab: D

Question 0

Dearth

Answer 0

Scarcity

Question 1

Daunt

Answer 1

To discourage; intimidate; dishearten

Question 2

Debauchery

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Corruption

Question 3

Decorum

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Proper behavior

Question 4

Defame

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To malign; harm someone’s reputation

Question 5

Default

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To fail to act

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Deference

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Respect; regard for another’s wish

Question 7

Defunct

Answer 7

No longer existing

Question 8

Delineate

Answer 8

To represent or depict

Question 9

Demographic

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Related to population balance

Question 10

Demotic

Answer 10

Pertaining to people

Question 11

Demur

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To express doubt

Question 12

Denigrate

Answer 12

To slur someone’s reputation

Question 13

Denizen

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An inhabitant; a regular visitor

Question 14

Denouement

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Outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

Question 15

Deride

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To mock

Question 16

Derivative

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Something derived; unoriginal

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Desiccate

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To dry completely

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Desuetude

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State of disuse

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Desultory

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Random; disconnected; rambling

Question 20

Deterrent

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Something that discourages or hinders

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Detraction

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The act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character

Question 22

Diaphanous

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Transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

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Diatribe

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Bitter verbal attack

Question 24

Dichotomy

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Division into two usually contradictory parts

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Diffidence

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Shyness; lack of confidence

Question 26

Diffuse

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To spread out

Question 27

Digression

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Act of straying from the main point

Question 28

Dirge

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Funeral hymn

Question 29

Disabuse

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To free from a misconception

Question 30

Discerning

Answer 30

Perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

Question 31

Discomfit

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To make uneasy; disconcert

Question 32

Discordant

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Not in tune

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Discredit

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To dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

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Discrepancy

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Difference between

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Discrete

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Constituting a separate thing; distinct

Question 36

Discretion

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Quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own

Question 37

Disingenuous

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Not candid; crafty

Question 38

Disinterested

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Unprejudiced; objective

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Disjointed

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Lacking order or coherence; dislocated

Question 40

Dismiss

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Put away from consideration; reject

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Disparage

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To belittle

Question 42

Disparate

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Dissimilar

Question 43

Dissemble

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To pretend; disguise one’s motives

Question 44

Disseminate

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To spread; scatter; disperse

Question 45

Dissident

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Person who disagrees about beliefs

Question 46

Dissolution

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Disintegration; debauchery

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Dissonance

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Discord; lack of harmony

Question 48

Distend

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To expand; sweep out

Question 49

Distill

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Extract the essential elements

Question 50

Distrait

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Inattentive; preoccupied

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Diverge

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To vary; go in different directions from the same point

Question 52

Divest

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To strip; deprive; rid

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Divulge

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To make known something that is secret

Question 54

Doctrinaire

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Relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

Question 55

Document

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To provide with written evidence to support

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Doggerel

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Poor verse

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Dogmatic

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Stating opinions without proof

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Dormant

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Inactive

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Dross

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Waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

Question 60

Dupe

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To deceive; trick