Vocab List 4

Question 1

Demagogue

Answer 1

a political leader who appeals to popular desires and prejudices

Question 2

Denigrate

Answer 2

criticize unfairly; disparage

Question 3

Duplicity

Answer 3

hypocritical, cunning or deception

Question 4

Didactic

Answer 4

intended for instruction; morally instructive

Question 5

Derisive

Answer 5

mocking; jeering

Question 6

Diaphanous

Answer 6

light, delicate, and translucent

Question 7

Dichotomy

Answer 7

a separation or contrast between two things

Question 8

Diffident

Answer 8

lacking in self-confidence

Question 9

Dilettante

Answer 9

a person who dabbles in a subject merely for enjoyment but without serious study

Question 10

Diminiutive

Answer 10

extremely or unusually small

Question 11

Discern

Answer 11

recognize or find out; distinguish with difficulty by sight or other senses

Question 12

Disseminate

Answer 12

to scatter about; spread widely

Question 13

Docile

Answer 13

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive

Question 14

dogmatic

Answer 14

asserted without proof; stating opinion positively or arrogantly

Question 15

dubious

Answer 15

hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon

Question 16

Ebullient

Answer 16

cheerful and full of energy

Question 17

Edify

Answer 17

instruct or improve morally or intellectually

Question 18

Efface

Answer 18

to rub out; erase

Question 19

Ephemeral

Answer 19

lasting or living for a very short time

Question 20

Devoid

Answer 20

entirely lacking in