D Flashcards
DEBUTANTE
young woman making debut in high society
DECLIVITY
downward slope
DECOROUS
proper; tasteful; socially correct
DECORUM
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
DEFACE
to mar the appearance of; vandalize
DEFERENCE
respect; courtesy
DELETERIOUS
subtly or unexpectedly harmful
DEMAGOGUE
Agitating person
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
DEMUR
to express doubts or objection
DERIDE
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock
DESICCATE
to dry out thoroughly
DESULTORY
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
DIAPHANOUS
allowing light to show through; delicate
DIATRIBE
Criticism
an abusive, condemnatory speech
DICTUM
authoritative statement
DIFFIDENT
lacking self-confidence
DILATE
to make larger; expand
DILATORY
intended to delay
DILETTANTE
someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic
DIRGE
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
DISABUSE
to set right; free from error
DISCERN
to perceive or recognize
DISPARATE
fundamentally different; entirely unalike
DISSEMBLE
to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character