Word List 09 Deck 2 Page 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Disband
A
To separate
2
Q
Discursive
A
Wandering from one topic to another
3
Q
Disparate
A
Different
4
Q
Disseminate
A
To spread widely
5
Q
Dissuade
A
To persuade someone not to do something
6
Q
Divest
A
To take something away from someone else
7
Q
Dolt
A
Stupid person
8
Q
Dour
A
Silent and gloomy
9
Q
Drone
A
One who talks constantly; to talk monotonously
10
Q
Duplicity
A
Hypocrisy
11
Q
Edict
A
A command by an authority
12
Q
Effigy
A
A statue or image of a person
13
Q
Elegiac
A
Sad
14
Q
Elucidate
A
To make clear
15
Q
Embellish
A
To decorate
16
Q
Emphysema
A
Lung disease
17
Q
Encipher
A
To put into code
18
Q
Ensconce
A
To settle comfortably
19
Q
Entrenched
A
Held tightly
20
Q
Ephemeral
A
Short-lived
21
Q
Equivocate
A
To keep changing one’s mind
22
Q
Estrange
A
To keep at a distance
23
Q
Euphony
A
Harmony
