Word List 15 Flashcards
Dishearten
Discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
Disheveled
Untidy
Disinclination
Unwillingness
Disingenuous
Lacking genuine candor; insincere
Disinter
Dig up; unearth
Disinterested
Unprejudiced
Disjointed
Disconnected
Dislodge
Remove (forcibly)
Dismantle
Take apart
Dismay
Discourage; frighten
Dismember
Cut into small parts
Dismiss
Put away from consideration
Disparage
Belittle
Disparate
Basically different; unrelated
Disparity
Difference; condition of inequality
Dispassionate
Calm; impartial
Dispatch
Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
Dispel
Scatter; drive away
Disperse
Scatter
Dispirited
Lacking in spirit
Disputatious
Argumentative; fond of arguing
Disquiet
Make uneasy or anxious
Dissection
Analysis
Dissemble
Disguise; pretend
Disseminate
Distribute; scatter; spread
Dissent
Disagree
Dissertation
Formal essay
Dissident
Dissenting; rebellious
Dissimulate
Pretend; conceal by feigning
Dissipate
Squander; waste; scatter
Dissolute
Loose in morals
Dissolution
breaking of a union
Dissonance
Discord
Dissuade
Persuade not to do; discourage
Distant
Reserved or aloof; cold in manner
Distend
Expand; swell cut
Distill
Extract the essence
Distinction
Honor; contrast
Distort
Twist out of shape
Distraught
Upset; distracted by anxiety
Diurnal
Daily
Diva
Operatic singer
Diverge
Vary; go in different directions from the same point
Diversion
Act of turning aside
Divest
Strip; deprive of
Divine
Foresee the future
Divulge
Reveal
Docile
Obedient
Doctrinaire
Unable to compromise about points of doctrine
Doctrine
Teachings
Doff
Take off
Dogged
Determined; stubborn
Doggerel
Poor verse
Dogmatic
Opinionated
Doldrums
Blues; listlessness
Doleful
Sorrowful
Dolt
Stupid person
Domicile
Home
Domineer
Rule over tyrannically
Don
Put on
Dormant
Sleeping; lethargic
Dormer
window projecting from roof
Dossier
File of documents on a subject
Dote
Be excessively fond of
Dowdy
Slovenly; untidy
Downcast
Disheartened; sad
Drab
Dull
Draconian
Extremely severe
Dregs
Sediment; worthless residue
Drivel
Nonsense
Droll
Queer and amusing
Drone
Idle person; male bee
Dross
Waste matter
Drudgery
Menial work
Dubious
Questionable; filled with doubts
Ductile
Malleable; flexible
Dulcet
Sweet sounding
Dumbfound
Astonish
Dupe
Someone easily fooled
Duplicity
Double-dealing; hypocrisy