D's Flashcards
(31 cards)
Debilitate
To weaken or impair
Decimate
To destroy large numbers of; to inflict great damage upon
Decry
To denounce or criticize
Defamation
A malicious or abusive attack on one’s character
Delve
To deeply search through
Demise
The end of existence; death
Denigrate
To speak ill off; to belittle
Depict
To represent or describe
Deplore
To condemn; disapprove of or regret
Derision
Use of ridicule to show contempt
Derivative
Copied or adapted; something derived
Desultory
Inconsistent and irregular; aimless
Dexterity
Skill and ease of movement, especially of the hands; cleverness
Diatribe
An abusive, insulting verbal attack
Didactic
Intended for the purposes of moral teaching or instructing, even when such instruction is not necessary or welcome
Dilate
To make larger; expand
Diligent
Continuously putting in great effort
Disabuse
To free someone of believing something that is untrue
Discern
To differentiate or distinguish; to perceive
Disconcerting
Unsettling
Dislodge
To remove from a former position
Disparity
The state of being different or unequal
Disperse
To scatter or spread out
Dissemble
To disguise or conceal
