Set 4 Flashcards by Donny Geisler

curtail

to lessen, reduce

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daunting

intimidating, causing one to lose courage

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dearth

a lack, scarcity

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debacle

a disastrous failure, disruption

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debase

to lower the quality or esteem of something

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debauch

to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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debunk

to expose the falseness of something

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decorous

socially proper, appropriate

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decry

to criticize openly

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deface

to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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defamatory

harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer

to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom

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deferential

showing respect for another’s authority

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defile

to make unclean, impure

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deft

skillful, capable

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defunct

no longer used or existing

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delegate

to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious

harmful

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deliberate

intentional, reflecting careful consideration

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delineate

to describe, outline, shed light on

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demagogue

a leader who appeals to people’s prejudices

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demarcation

the marking of boundaries or categories

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demean

to lower the status or stature of something

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demure

quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate | V

to belittle, diminish the opinion of

denounce | V

to criticize publicly

deplore | V

to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

depravity | N

wickedness

deprecate | V

to belittle, depreciate

derelict | A

abandoned, run-down

deride | V

to laugh at mockingly, scorn

derivative | A

taken directly from a source, unoriginal

desecrate | V

to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

desiccated | A

dried up, dehydrated

desolate | A

deserted, dreary, lifeless

despondent | A

feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless

despot | N

one who has total power and rules brutally

destitute | A

impoverished, utterly lacking

deter | V

to discourage, prevent from doing

devious | A

not straightforward, deceitful

dialect | N

a variation of a language

diaphanous | A

light, airy, transparent

didactic | A

intended to instruct

diffident | A

shy, quiet, modest

diffuse | V

to scatter, thin out, break up

dilatory | A

tending to delay, causing delay

diligent | A

showing care in doing one's work

diminutive | A

small or miniature

dirge | N

a mournful song, especially for a funeral

disaffected | A

rebellious, resentful of authority

disavow | V

to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

discern | V

to perceive, detect

disclose | V

to reveal, make public

discomfit | V

to thwart, baffle

discordant | A

not agreeing, not in harmony with

discrepancy | N

difference, failure of things to correspond

discretion | N

the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgement

discursive | A

rambling, lacking order

disdain | V

to scorn, hold in low esteem

disgruntled | A

upset, not content

disheartened | A

feeling a loss of spirit or morale

disparage | V

to criticize or speak ill of

disparate | A

sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements

dispatch | V

to send off to accomplish a duty

dispel | V

to drive away, scatter

disperse | V

to scatter, cause to scatter

disrepute | N

a state of being held in low regard

dissemble | V

to conceal, fake

disseminate | V

to spread widely

dissent | V

to disagree

dissipate | V

to disappear, cause to disappear

dissonance | N

lack of harmony or consistency

dissuade | V

to persuade not to do something

distend | V

to swell out

dither | V

to be indecisive

divine | A

godly, exceedingly wonderful

divisive | A

causing dissent, discord

divulge | V

to reveal something secret

docile | A

easily taught or trained

dogmatic | A

aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

dormant | A

sleeping, temporarily inactive

dour | A

stern, joyless

dubious | A

doubtful, of uncertain quality

duplicity | N

crafty dishonesty

duress | N

hardship, threat

dynamic | A

actively changing

ebullient | A

extremely lively, enthusiastic

eclectic | A

consisting of a diverse variety of elements

ecstatic | A

intensely and overpoweringly happy

edict | N

an order, decree

efface | V

to wipe out, obliterate, rub away

effervescent | A

bubbly, lively

efficacious | A

effective

effrontery | N

impudence, nerve, insolence

effulgent | A

radiant, splendorous

egregious | A

extremely bad

elaborate | A

complex, detailed, intricate

elated | A

overjoyed, thrilled

elegy | N

a speech given in honor of a dead person

elicit | V

to bring forth, draw out, evoke

Set 4 Flashcards

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