GRE D's

Question 1

daunt

Answer 1

discourage, dishearten, lessen the courage of

Question 2

debase

Answer 2

degrade; lower in quality, value, rank

Question 3

debunk

Answer 3

expose, ridicule or disprove false

Question 4

decorous

Answer 4

behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

Question 5

deem

Answer 5

judge; consider

Question 6

deface

Answer 6

vandalize

Question 7

defamatory

Answer 7

slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputation

Question 8

default

Answer 8

failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation

Question 9

deference

Answer 9

respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another

Question 10

deflect

Answer 10

cause to curve; turn aside, esp from a straight course

Question 11

deleterious

Answer 11

harmful, unheathful

Question 12

delineate

Answer 12

mark the outline of sketch; descrive in the detail

Question 13

denigrate

Answer 13

belittle, attack the reputation of

Question 14

denote

Answer 14

stand as a name or symbol for; indicate “connote” which describes what something implies or suggests beyond its literal

Question 15

deride

Answer 15

mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

Question 16

derivative

Answer 16

derived from something else; not original

Question 17

desiccate

Answer 17

thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

Question 18

detached

Answer 18

impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

Question 19

deterrent

Answer 19

something that restrains or discourages

Question 20

diatribe

Answer 20

bitter abusive attack or criticism; rant

Question 21

didactic

Answer 21

intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson

Question 22

digress

Answer 22

go off topic when speaking or writing

Question 23

din

Answer 23

loud, confused noise, esp for a long period of time

Question 24

disabuse

Answer 24

free someone from a mistake in thinking

Question 25

discerning

Answer 25

having good judgment or insight; able to distinguish mentally

Question 26

discredit

Answer 26

injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in

Question 27

discrepancy

Answer 27

difference or inconsistency

Question 28

discriminating

Answer 28

judicious, discerning, having good judgment o rinsight, positive spin

Question 29

disingenuous

Answer 29

insincere, not genuine

Question 30

disinterested

Answer 30

unbiased, impartial; not interested

Question 31

disjointed

Answer 31

disconnected, not coherent, jerky

Question 32

dismiss

Answer 32

allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration

Question 33

dispassionate

Answer 33

unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion

Question 34

dispatch

Answer 34

send off or deal iwth in a speedy way; speed, promptness

Question 35

disperse

Answer 35

scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

Question 36

disposition

Answer 36

a person’s general or natural mood; tendency

Question 37

disquieting

Answer 37

disturbing, causing anxiety

Question 38

disseminate

Answer 38

scatter spread about, broadcast

Question 39

dissent

Answer 39

disagree or take an opposing view, esp in relation to a formal body

Question 40

dissonance

Answer 40

harsh, inharmonious sound; disagreement

Question 41

distill

Answer 41

purify; extract the essential elements of

Question 42

diverge

Answer 42

differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside as from a path

Question 43

divest

Answer 43

deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings

Question 44

divine

Answer 44

discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight

Question 45

document

Answer 45

support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

Question 46

dogma

Answer 46

a system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

Question 47

dormant

Answer 47

asleep inactive, on a break

Question 48

dubious

Answer 48

doubtful, questionable, suspect