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Question 1

disheartened

Answer 1

having lost confidence, hope, and energy:

Question 2

dent

Answer 2

If you dent someone’s confidence or pride, you make them feel less confident or proud:

Question 3

distraught

Answer 3

extremely worried, nervous, or upset:

Question 4

discretion

Answer 4

the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret:

Question 5

downtime

Answer 5

the time during which a machine, especially a computer, is not working or is not able to be used

Question 6

defuse

Answer 6

to make a difficult or dangerous situation calmer:

Question 7

dyke-dike

Answer 7

a wall built to prevent the sea or a river from covering an area, or a channel dug to take water away from an area

Question 8

dub

Answer 8

to give something or someone a particular name, especially describing what you think of it, him, or her:

Question 9

discard

Answer 9

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it:

Question 10

discharge

Answer 10

to send out a substance, especially waste liquid or gas:

Question 11

divisive

Answer 11

used to describe something that causes great and sometimes unfriendly disagreement within a group of people:

Question 12

disrepute

Answer 12

the state of not being trusted or respected:

Question 13

derogatory

Answer 13

showing strong disapproval and not showing respect:

Question 14

disparage

Answer 14

to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it:

Question 15

denigrate

Answer 15

to say that someone or something is not good or important:

Question 16

downplay

Answer 16

to make something seem less important or less bad than it really is:

Question 17

dubious

Answer 17

thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted:

Question 18

delegate

Answer 18

a person chosen or elected by a group to represent the group, esp. at a meeting:

Question 19

disingenuous

Answer 19

slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth:

Question 20

defamatory

Answer 20

damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true:

Question 21

deputation

Answer 21

a group of people sent to speak or act for others:

Question 22

disseminate

Answer 22

to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people:

Question 23

delineate

Answer 23

to describe something completely, including details:

Question 24

defect

Answer 24

1.leave a country, esp. in order to join an opposite one

2.something that is lacking or that is not exactly right in someone or something:

Question 25

dissemble

Answer 25

to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts:

Question 26

discourse

Answer 26

the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example of this:

Question 27

deplete

Answer 27

to reduce something in size or amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc.:

Question 28

dearth

Answer 28

a lack:

Question 29

defy

Answer 29

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:

Question 30

dire

Answer 30

very serious or extreme:

Question 31

defunct

Answer 31

no longer existing, living, or working correctly:

Question 32

delicacy

Answer 32

something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat:

Question 33

deficit

Answer 33

the amount by which money spent is more than money received:

Question 34

deranged

Answer 34

behaving in a way that is dangerous or not controlled because of mental illness:

Question 35

diligently

Answer 35

in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort: