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GRE D and E Words Flashcards

1
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daunt

A

Discourage, dishearten, lessen the
courage of

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debase

A

Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank,
etc.; lower in moral quality

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declaim

A

Speak in an impassioned, pompous, or
oratorical manner; give a formal
speech

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4
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declivity

A

Downward slope

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5
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decorous

A

Behaving with propriety and good
taste; polite

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deface

A

Vandalize, mar the appearance of

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deference

A

Respectful submission; yielding to the
authority or opinion of another

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deleterious

A

Harmful, unhealthful

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delimit

A

Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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demagogue

A

A leader who lies and gains power by
arousing the passions and especially
prejudices of the people

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demur

A

Show reluctance or object, especially for
moral reasons

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12
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denigrate

A

Belittle, attack the reputation of

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deride

A

Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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desiccate

A

Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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desultory

A

Lacking consistency or order, disconnected,
sporadic; going off topic

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diaphanous

A

Very sheer, fine, translucent

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diatribe

A

Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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18
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dictum

A

Formal or authoritative pronouncement;
saying or proverb

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19
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didactic

A

Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a
moral lesson

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20
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diffident

A

Lacking confidence, shy

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21
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digress

A

Go off-topic when speaking or writing

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22
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dilatory

A

Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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23
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dilettante

A

Person who takes up an art or activity for
amusement only or in a superficial way

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24
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din

A

Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of
time

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25
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dirge

A

funeral or mourning song or poem

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26
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disabuse

A

Free someone from a mistake in thinking

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27
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discerning

A

Having good judgment or insight; able to
distinguish mentally

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28
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discomfiting

A

Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating

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29
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discordant

A

Harsh or inharmonious in sound;
disagreeing, incongruous

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discrete

A

Separate, distinct, detached, existing as
individual parts

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31
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disingenuous

A

Insincere, not genuine

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32
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disinterested

A

Unbiased, impartial; not interested

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33
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disjointed

A

Disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having
the joints separated

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34
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disparage

A

Belittle, put down; bring shame upon,
discredit

35
Q

disparate

A

Distinct, different

36
Q

dispassionate

A

Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal
motivation; calm, lacking emotion

37
Q

disposition

A

A person’s general or natural mood;
tendency

38
Q

disquieting

A

Disturbing, causing anxiety

39
Q

dissemble

A

Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false
appearance of

40
Q

dissent

A

Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in
relation to a formal body such as a
government, political party, or church;
such a view

41
Q

dissonance

A

Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony;
disagreement

42
Q

distend

A

Swell, expand, stretch, bloat

43
Q

dither

A

Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or
trembling excitement

44
Q

diurnal

A

Occurring every day; happening in the daytime
(rather than at night)

45
Q

diverge

A

Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from
a path

46
Q

doctrinaire

A

Person who applies doctrine in an impractical
or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely
theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about
other people accepting one’s ideas (adj)

47
Q

doff

A

Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove
one’s hat as a gesture

48
Q

dogma

A

A system of principles laid down by an
authority; established belief

49
Q

droll

A

Funny in an odd way

50
Q

dubious

A

Doubtful, questionable, suspect

51
Q

dupe

A

Person who is easily fooled or used (noun); to
fool or exploit (verb)

52
Q

duplicity

A

Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different
ways for the purpose of deception

53
Q

dyspeptic

A

Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from
dyspepsia (indigestion)

54
Q

ebullient

A

Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as
though being boiled

55
Q

edify

A

Uplift, enlighten, instruct or improve in a
spiritual or moral way

56
Q

effrontery

A

Shameless boldness

57
Q

egregious

A

Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

58
Q

egress

A

An exit or the action of exiting

59
Q

elicit

A

Call forth, bring out, evoke

60
Q

emaciate

A

Make abnormally thin, cause to physically
waste away

61
Q

embellish

A

Decorate, add ornamentation; enhance (a
story) with fictional or fanciful details

62
Q

encomium

A

Warm, glowing praise, esp. a formal
expression of praise

63
Q

endemic

A

Native, local; natural, specific to, or confined to
a particular place

64
Q

enervate

A

Weaken, tire

65
Q

engender

A

Produce, give rise to, cause to exist; procreate

66
Q

ephemeral

A

Lasting only a short time, fleeting

67
Q

epicure

A

Person with cultivated, refined tastes, esp. in
food and wine

68
Q

equivocate

A

Use unclear language to deceive or avoid
committing to a position

69
Q

ersatz

A

Artificial, synthetic; being an inferior
substitute

70
Q

erstwhile

A

Former, previous (adj); in the past, formerly
(adv)

71
Q

erudite

A

Scholarly, knowledgeable; possessing deep,
often systematic, knowledge

72
Q

eschew

A

Shun, avoid, abstain from

73
Q

esoteric

A

Understood by or intended for only a few;
secret

74
Q

estimable

A

Worthy of esteem, admirable; able to be
estimated

75
Q

ethos

A

The character, personality, or moral values
specific to a person, group, time period, etc.

76
Q

euphemism

A

Substitution of a mild, inoffensive, or indirect
expression for one that is considered offensive
or too direct

77
Q

euphony

A

Pleasing or sweet sound, especially as formed
by a harmonious use of words

78
Q

exculpate

A

Clear from guilt or blame

79
Q

exigent

A

Requiring immediate attention, action, or aid;
excessively demanding

80
Q

exonerate

A

Clear from blame or accusation; free from a
responsibility

81
Q

expurgate

A

Censor; remove objectionable or offensive parts

82
Q

extemporaneous

A

Done without preparation (esp. of a
speech), or with some preparation but no
notes; improvised, done on the spur of
the moment

83
Q

extraneous

A

Irrelevant; foreign, coming from without,
not belonging

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