4 Flashcards
Deference
(n.) submission or courteous lying
He was told not to defer during court
Dearth
(n.) lack scarcity
There was a dearth of food at the help house
Depict
(v.) to show, create a picture of
He depicted a flower in his painting
Deprecation
(n.) to express earnest disapproval
Depredation
(n.) the act of preying upon or plundering
The depredations of the humans scarred the earth
Descry
(v.) to make clear, to say
She could Descry two figures
Desiccate
(v.) to dry out thoroughly
She had to desiccate her hair
Diatribe
(n.) a bitter abusive denunciation
A diatribe against using animal fur as clothing
Disabuse
(v.) to free a person from falsehood or error
She had to disabuse her boyfriend who thought they were still together
Disparaging
(adj.) belittling
She mad disparaging remarks about fur clothing
Dispassionate
(adj.) calm
She was known to act in a dispassionate way
Dissemble
(v.) to conceal ones real motive
He tried to dissemble her evil plan
Dogged
(adj.) stubborn or determined
Her job requires dogged determination
Dogmatic
(adj.) relying upon doctrine or dogma, as opposed to evidence
He gave an opinion with a dogmatic tone during his court
Diffident
(adj.) lacking self confidence
She had a shy and diffident personality
