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Question 1

daunt, v.

Answer 1

to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

Question 2

dearth, n.

Answer 2

scarcity

Question 3

debauchery, n.

Answer 3

corruption

Question 4

decorum, n.

Answer 4

proper behavior

Question 5

defame, v.

Answer 5

to malign; harm someone’s reputation

Question 6

default, v.

Answer 6

to fail to act

Question 7

deference, n.

Answer 7

respect; regard for another’s wish

Question 8

defunct, adj.

Answer 8

no longer existing

Question 9

delineate, v.

Answer 9

to represent or depict

Question 10

demographic, adj.

Answer 10

related to population balance

Question 11

demotic, adj.

Answer 11

pertaining to people

Question 12

demur, v.

Answer 12

to express doubt

Question 13

denigrate, v.

Answer 13

to slur someone’s reputation

Question 14

denizen, n.

Answer 14

an inhabitant; a regular visitor

Question 15

denouement, n.

Answer 15

outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature

Question 16

deride, v.

Answer 16

to mock

Question 17

derivative, n.

Answer 17

something derived; unoriginal

Question 18

desiccate, v.

Answer 18

to dry completely

Question 19

desuetude, n.

Answer 19

state of disuse

Question 20

desultory, adj.

Answer 20

random; disconnected; rambling

Question 21

deterrent, n.

Answer 21

something that discourages or hinders

Question 22

detraction, n.

Answer 22

the act of taking away; derogatory comment on a person’s character

Question 23

diaphanous, adj.

Answer 23

transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial; vague

Question 24

diatribe, n.

Answer 24

bitter verbal attack

Question 25

dichotomy, n.

Answer 25

division into two usually contradictory parts

Question 26

diffidence, n.

Answer 26

shyness; lack of confidence

Question 27

diffuse, v.

Answer 27

to spread out

Question 28

digression, n.

Answer 28

act of straying from the main point

Question 29

dirge, n.

Answer 29

funeral hymn

Question 30

disabuse, v.

Answer 30

to free from a misconception

Question 31

discerning, adj.

Answer 31

perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

Question 32

discomfit, v.

Answer 32

to make uneasy; disconcert

Question 33

discordant, adj.

Answer 33

not in tune

Question 34

discredit, v.

Answer 34

to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

Question 35

discrepancy, n.

Answer 35

difference between

Question 36

discrete, adj.

Answer 36

constituting a separate thing; distinct

Question 37

discretion, n.

Answer 37

quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection; freedom to act on one's own

Question 38

disingenuous, adj.

Answer 38

not candid; crafty

Question 39

disinterested, adj.

Answer 39

unprejudiced; objective

Question 40

disjointed, adj.

Answer 40

lacking order or coherence; dislocated

Question 41

dismiss, v.

Answer 41

to put away from consideration; reject

Question 42

disparage, v.

Answer 42

to belittle

Question 43

disparate, adj.

Answer 43

dissimilar

Question 44

dissemble, v.

Answer 44

to pretend; disguise one's motives

Question 45

disseminate, v.

Answer 45

to spread; scatter; disperse

Question 46

dissident, n.

Answer 46

person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.

Question 47

dissolution, n.

Answer 47

disintegration; debauchery

Question 48

dissonance, n.

Answer 48

discord; lack of harmony

Question 49

distend, v.

Answer 49

to expand; swell out

Question 50

distill, v.

Answer 50

extract the essential elements

Question 51

distrait, adj.

Answer 51

inattentive; preoccupied

Question 52

diverge, v.

Answer 52

to vary; go in different directions from the same point

Question 53

divest, v.

Answer 53

to strip; deprive; rid

Question 54

divulge, v.

Answer 54

to make known something that is secret

Question 55

doctrinaire, adj.

Answer 55

relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

Question 56

document, v.

Answer 56

to provide with written evidence to support

Question 57

doggerel, n.

Answer 57

poor verse

Question 58

dogmatic, adj.

Answer 58

stating opinions without proof

Question 59

dormant, adj.

Answer 59

inactive

Question 60

dross, n.

Answer 60

waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

Question 61

dupe, v.

Answer 61

to deceive; trick