Set D Flashcards
(28 cards)
1
Q
scarcity
A
dearth
2
Q
to pour
A
decant
3
Q
elderly, worn out from age
A
decrepit
4
Q
respect, submission
A
deference
5
Q
harmful
A
deleterious
6
Q
agitator
A
demagogue
7
Q
to disrespect
A
desecrate
8
Q
to dry out
A
desiccate
9
Q
stop, cease, or abstain
A
desist
10
Q
a ruler with absolute power
A
despot
11
Q
bitter verbal attack
A
diatribe
12
Q
to instruct
A
didactic
13
Q
shy, lacks self-confidence
A
diffident
14
Q
slow, unhurried, tardy
A
dilatory
15
Q
amateur
A
dilettante
16
Q
funeral hymn, mournful music
A
dirge
17
Q
to embarrass
A
discomfit
18
Q
unhappy, doleful
A
disconsolate
19
Q
insincere
A
disingenuous
20
Q
to belittle
A
disparage
21
Q
hypocrite
A
dissembler
22
Q
unprincipled, promiscuous
A
dissolute
23
Q
daily
A
diurnal
24
Q
doleful, distressed
A
dolorous
25
strict rules
draconian
26
remnant, leftovers
dregs
27
pliable
ductile
28
deceitful
duplicitous
