Vocab Lesson 9 & 10

Question 1

Deprecate

Answer 1

to express strong disapproval of

Question 2

derogatory

Answer 2

tending to lower in estimation: degrading

Question 3

desecrate

Answer 3

to treat with disrespect

Question 4

despot

Answer 4

monarch with unlimited power

Question 5

deter

Answer 5

to discourage; to keep someone from doing something

Question 6

devious`

Answer 6

not straightforward; lying; roundabout

Question 7

devoid

Answer 7

entirely without; lacking

Question 8

diatribe

Answer 8

denunciation; bitter verbal attack

Question 9

didactic

Answer 9

intended to instruct

Question 10

diffuse

Answer 10

spread out; wordy

Question 11

diminution

Answer 11

lessening

Question 12

discerning

Answer 12

keenly perceptive; shrewd (When the related verb form discern is used. It means “to perceive: to recognize as distinct or different; to see things clearly.”)

Question 13

disdain

Answer 13

feeling of contempt for anything that is regarded as unworthy; scorn

Question 14

dismantle

Answer 14

to pull down; to take apart

Question 15

disparage

Answer 15

to discredit; to belittle

Question 16

disparity

Answer 16

lack of equality; difference

Question 17

disperse

Answer 17

to send off in different directions

Question 18

disposition

Answer 18

nature; tendency

Question 19

dissipated

Answer 19

indulging excessively in sensual pleasures (The related verb dissipate means “to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly: to scatter in various directions.”)

Question 20

distraught

Answer 20

in a state of mental conflict and confusion; distracted