D-F

Question 1

Decorum

Answer 1

Appropriateness of behaviour or conduct, propriety

Question 2

Deference

Answer 2

Respect, courtesy

Question 3

Deride

Answer 3

To speak of or treat with contempt, to mock

Question 4

Desiccate

Answer 4

To dry out thoroughly

Question 5

Desultory

Answer 5

Jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

Question 6

Diatribe

Answer 6

An abusive, condemnatory speech

Question 7

Diffident

Answer 7

Lacking self-confidence

Question 8

Dilate

Answer 8

To make larger, to expand

Question 9

Dilatory

Answer 9

Intended to delay

Question 10

Dilettante

Answer 10

Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Question 11

Dirge

Answer 11

A funeral hymn or mournful speech

Question 12

Disabuse

Answer 12

To set right, to free from error

Question 13

Discern

Answer 13

To perceive, to recognize

Question 14

Disparate

Answer 14

Fundamentally different, entirely unlike

Question 15

Dissemble

Answer 15

To present a false appearance, to disguise one’s real intentions or character

Question 16

Dissonance

Answer 16

A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

Question 17

Dogma

Answer 17

A firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

Question 18

Dogmatic

Answer 18

Dictatorial in one’s opinions

Question 19

Dupe

Answer 19

To deceive, a person who is easily deceived

Question 20

Eclectic

Answer 20

Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

Question 21

Efficacy

Answer 21

Effectiveness

Question 22

Elegy

Answer 22

A sorrowful poem or speech

Question 23

Eloquent

Answer 23

Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

Question 24

Emulate

Answer 24

To copy, to try to equal or excel

Question 25

Enervate

Answer 25

To reduce in strength

Question 26

Engender

Answer 26

To produce, cause, or bring about

Question 27

Enigma

Answer 27

A puzzle, a mystery

Question 28

Enumerate

Answer 28

To count, list, or itemize

Question 29

Ephemeral

Answer 29

Lasting a short time

Question 30

Equivocate

Answer 30

To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

Question 31

Erratic

Answer 31

Wandering and unpredictable

Question 32

Erudite

Answer 32

Learning, scholarly, bookish

Question 33

Esoteric

Answer 33

Known of understood by only a few

Question 34

Estimable

Answer 34

Admirable

Question 35

Eulogy

Answer 35

Speech in praise of someone

Question 36

Euphemism

Answer 36

Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

Question 37

Exacerbate

Answer 37

To make worse

Question 38

Exculpate

Answer 38

To clear from blame, prove innocent

Question 39

Exigent

Answer 39

Urgent, requiring immediate action

Question 40

Exonerate

Answer 40

To clear of blame

Question 41

Explicit

Answer 41

Clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression

Question 42

Fanatical

Answer 42

Acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

Question 43

Fawn

Answer 43

To grovel

Question 44

Fervid

Answer 44

Intensely emotional, feverish

Question 45

Florid

Answer 45

Excessively decorated or embellished

Question 46

Foment

Answer 46

To arouse or incite

Question 47

Frugality

Answer 47

A tendency to be thrifty or cheap