Group 4

Question 1

Desecrate

Answer 1

V. To violate a holy place or sanctuary

Question 2

Detached

Answer 2

Adj. separated; not interested; standing alone

Question 3

Deter

Answer 3

V. To prevent; to discourage; hinder

Question 4

Didactic

Answer 4

Adj. instructive

Adj. dogmatic; preachy

Question 5

Digress

Answer 5

V. To stray from the subject; wander from the topic

Question 6

Diligence

Answer 6

N. Hard work

Question 7

Discerning

Answer 7

Adj. distinguishing one thing from another

Question 8

Discord

Answer 8

N. Disagreement; lack of harmony

Question 9

Discriminating

Answer 9

V. Distinguishing one thing from another
V. Demonstrating bias
Adj. able to distinguish

Question 10

Disdain

Answer 10

N. Intense dislike

V. Look down upon; scorn

Question 11

Disparage

Answer 11

V. To belittle; undervalue

Question 12

Disparity

Answer 12

N. Difference in form, character, or degree

Question 13

Dispassionate

Answer 13

Adj. lack of feeling; impartial

Question 14

Disperse

Answer 14

V. To scatter; separate

Question 15

Disseminate

Answer 15

V. To circulate; scatter

Question 16

Dissent

Answer 16

V. To disagree; differ in opinion

Question 17

Dissonance

Answer 17

N. Harsh contradiction

Question 18

Diverse

Answer 18

Adj. difference; dissimilar

Question 19

Document

Answer 19

N. Official paper containing information

V. To support; substantiate; verify

Question 20

Dogmatic

Answer 20

Adj. stubborn; biased; opinionated

Question 21

Dubious

Answer 21

Adj. doubtful; uncertain; skeptical; suspicious

Question 22

Eccentric

Answer 22

Adj. odd; peculiar; strange

Question 23

Efface

Answer 23

V. Wipe out; erase

Question 24

Effervescence

Answer 24

N. Loveliness; spirit; enthusiasm

N. Bubbliness

Question 25

Egocentric

Answer 25

Adj. self-centered