List 15 Flashcards
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Disingenuous
Adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere
Disinclination
N. Unwillingness
Disinter
V. Dig up; unearth
Disinterested
Adj. unprejudiced
Disparage
V. Belittle
Disparate
Adj. basically different; unrelated
Disparity
N. Difference; condition of inequality
Dispatch
N. Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
Disputatious
Adj. argumentative; fond of arguing
Disquiet
V. Make uneasy or anxious
Dissemble
V. Disguise; pretend
Desseminate
V. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
Dissident
Adj. dissenting; rebellious
Dissimulate
V. Pretend; concealed by feigning
Dissolute
Adj. loose in morals
Dissolution
N. Breaking of a union; decay; termination
Distend
V. Expand; Swell out
Diurnal
Adj. daily
Divest
V. Strip; deprive
Divine
V. Perceive intuitively; perceive the future
Docile
Adj. obedient; Easily managed
Doctrinaire
Adj. able to compromise about points of doctrine: dogmatic; unyielding
Dogged
Adj. determined; stubborn
Doggerel
N. Poor verse