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Question 1

Daunt

Answer 1

To make fearful; to intimidate

Question 2

Dearth

Answer 2

Lack; scarcity

Question 3

Debacle

Answer 3

Violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat

Question 4

Debauchery

Answer 4

Wild living; excessive intemperance

Question 5

Debilitate

Answer 5

To weaken; to cripple

Question 6

Decadent

Answer 6

Decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

Question 7

Decimate

Answer 7

To kill or destroy a large part of

Question 8

Decorous

Answer 8

Proper; in good taste; orderly

Question 9

Deduce

Answer 9

To conclude from the evidence; to infer

Question 10

Defame

Answer 10

To libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

Question 11

Deference

Answer 11

Submission to another’s will; respect; courtesy

Question 12

Definitive

Answer 12

Conclusive; providing the last word

Question 13

Degenerate

Answer 13

To break down; to deteriorate

Question 14

Deleterious

Answer 14

Harmful

Question 15

Delineate

Answer 15

To describe accurately; to draw in outline

Question 16

Delude

Answer 16

To deceive

Question 17

Deluge

Answer 17

A flood; an inundation

Question 18

Demagogue

Answer 18

A leader who uses prejudice to get more power

Question 19

Denizen

Answer 19

Inhabitant

Question 20

Depravity

Answer 20

Extreme wickedness or corruption

Question 21

Deprecate

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To express disapproval of

Question 22

Deride

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To ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

Question 23

Derogatory

Answer 23

Disapproving; degrading

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Desiccate

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To dry out

Question 25

Despondent

Answer 25

Extremely depressed; full of despaire

Question 26

Despot

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An absolute ruler; an autocrat

Question 27

Destitute

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Extremely poor; utterly lacking

Question 28

Desultory

Answer 28

Without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

Question 29

Dextrous

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Skillful; adroit

Question 30

Dialectical

Answer 30

Relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes

Question 31

Dictum

Answer 31

An authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb

Question 32

Diffident

Answer 32

Timid; lacking in self-confidence

Question 33

Digress

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To stray from the main subject

Question 34

Dilettante

Answer 34

Someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler

Question 35

Discern

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To have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate

Question 36

Discreet

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Prudent; judiciously reserved

Question 37

Discrete

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Unconnected; separate; distinct

Question 38

Discriminate

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To notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate

Question 39

Disdain

Answer 39

Arrogant scorn; contempt

Question 40

Disinterested

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Not taking sides; unbiased

Question 41

Disparage

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To belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way

Question 42

Disparate

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Different; incompatible; unequal

Question 43

Disseminate

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To spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known

Question 44

Dissipate

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To thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander

Question 45

Dissolution

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The breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration

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Distend

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To swell; to extend a great deal

Question 47

Distinguish

Answer 47

To tell apart; to cause to stand out

Question 48

Docile

Answer 48

Easily taught; obedient; easy to handle

Question 49

Doctrinaire

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Inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic

Question 50

Dogmatic

Answer 50

Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute

Question 51

Domestic

Answer 51

Having to do with the household or family; not foreign

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Dormant

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Inactive; as though asleep; asleep

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Dubious

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Full of doubt; uncertain

Question 54

Duplicity

Answer 54

The act of being two faced; double-dealing; deception