Vocabulary Association-D

Question 1

Danger

3

Answer 1

precarious- fraught with danger
rash- marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences, imprudently incurring risk
restive- reckless

Question 2

Death

2

Answer 2

macabre-suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome

moribund-being on the point of death; declining rapidly losing all momentum in progress

Question 3

Deceive
11
2

Answer 3

artifice- cunning tricks used to deceive others
charlatan- a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
dissemble- conceal one’s true motives, usually though deceit
dupe- to trick or swindle
duplicity- deceitfulness, pretending to want one thing but interested in something else
equivocate- to speak vaguely, usually with the intention to mislead or deceive
finagle- achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
flece- to deceive
hoodwink- to deceive or trick someone
mulct- to defraud or swindle
specious- based on pretense; plausible but not false; deceptively pleasing
artless- without cunning or deceit
guileless- free from deceit

Question 4

Decision

1

Answer 4

arbitrary- based on a random groundless decision

Question 5

Defend

1

Answer 5

untenable- (of theories) incapable of being defended or justified

Question 6

Delegate

1

Answer 6

devolve pass on or delegate to another; gross worse

Question 7

Denial

3

Answer 7

gainsay-deny or contradict
incontrovertible-necessarily or demonstrably true; impossible to deny or disprove
irrefutable-impossible to deny or disprove

Question 8

Self Denial

3

Answer 8

ascetic- practicing self denial
austere- practicing self denial; unadorned in style or appearance; harsh in manner of temperament
spartan-unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgement; practicing great self denial

Question 9

Dependent

3

Answer 9

contingent- dependent on; gathering of persons representative of some larger group
stalwart- dependable; inured to fatigue or hardships
staunch- firm and dependable especially in loyalty

Question 10

Deprave

1

Answer 10

turpitude-depravity; a depraved act

Question 11

Delineate

1

Answer 11

delineate-describe in detail

Question 12

Desirable

3

Answer 12

boon- a desirable state; very close and convivial
chimera- something desired or wished for but is only an illusion and impossible to achieve
desideratum- something desired as a necessity

Question 13

Destroy

3

Answer 13

decimation- destroying or killing a large part of the population
eradicate - to completely destroy
insidious- working in a subtle but destructive way

Question 14

Detail

3

Answer 14

fastidious- overly concerned with details; fussy
meticulous- marked by extreme care in treatment of details
punctilious- marked by precise accordance with details

Question 15

Determination

3

Answer 15

gumption- resourcefulness and determination
plucky- marked by courage and determination
steadfast-marked by firm determination or resultion; not shakeable

Question 16

Development

1

Answer 16

embryonic- in an early stage of development

Question 17

Difference

3

Answer 17

discriminate- recognize or perceive the difference
disparate- two things are fundamentally different
variance- the quality of being different

Question 18

Difficult

5

Answer 18

cumbersome- difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
elusive- difficult to capture or difficult to remember
insufferable- intolerable, difficult to endure
nuance- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
obstreperous- noisily and stubbornly defiant; willfully difficult to control

Question 19

Dignity

2

Answer 19

deign- do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
staid- characterized by dignity and propriety

Question 20

Direct

3

Answer 20

brusquely- in a blunt, direct manner
forthright- characterized by directness in manner or speech without subtlety or evasion
start- to suddenly move in a particular direction

Question 21

Dirty

1

Answer 21

tarnish- make dirty or spotty

Question 22

Disagreement

1

Answer 22

factious-produced by; or characterized by internal dissension

Question 23

Disapproval

6

Answer 23

askance- with a look of suspicion or disapproval
censure- to express strong disapproval
decry- express strong disapproval of
objurgate- express strong disapproval of
pejorative- expressing disapproval
reprobate- a person without morals who is disapproved of

Question 24

Discipline

3

Answer 24

martinet- a strict disciplinarian
obstinate- resistant to guidance or discipline, stubbornly persistent
unruly- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline unwilling to submit to authority

Question 25

Discovery

1

Answer 25

serendipity-the instance in which an accidental, fortunate discovery is made

Question 26

Disdainful

1

Answer 26

supercilious-haughty and disdainful; looking down on others

Question 27

Disease

2

Answer 27

malady- a disease or sickness

panacea- hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; a universal solution

Question 28

Dishonorable

2

Answer 28

ignoble- dishonorable

inviolable- never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored

Question 29

Distinctive

2

Answer 29

differentiate- be a distinctive feature, attribute or trait

incisive- demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Question 30

Distrustful

1

Answer 30

leery- openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

Question 31

Disturb

1

Answer 31

perturb- disturb in mind or case to be worried or alarmed

Question 32

Disregard

1

Answer 32

cavalier- given to haughty disregard of others

Question 33

Disrespect

1

Answer 33

impertinent- disrespectful

Question 34

Drink

1

Answer 34

imbibe-to drink or absorb as if drinking

Question 35

Duty

5

Answer 35

behoove- to be one’s duty or obligation
circumvent- cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations
derelict- not doing one’s duties; abandoned
malingerer- someone shrinking their duty by pretending to be sick or incapacitated
remiss- to be negligent in one’s duty

Question 36

Dominance

1

Answer 36

hegemony- dominance over a certain area