Week 6 Flashcards
Diagonal, adj.
Running across from corner to corner.
Diagram, n.
A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.
Diary, n.
A daily record, usually private, especially of the writer’s own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes.
Difficult, adj.
Hard to understand; puzzling.
Dilemma, n.
A situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
Dilute, v.
To make less concentrated; diminish the strength, activity, or flavor of.
Dimension, n.
A measurable aspect such as length or width.
Diploma, n.
A document issued by an educational institution, such as a university, testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
Discern, v.
To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.
Discredit, v.
To injure the credit or reputation of; defame.
Discrepancy, n.
Difference, variation, inconsistency.
Discretion, n.
Power of decision: individual judgement.
Disentangle, v.
To straighten out, unravel.
Disguise, v.
To change the customary dress or appearance of.
Dismal, adj.
Marked by gloom, dejection, somberness, or depression of spirits.
