Vocabulary2 Flashcards
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Deviate
to depart from a standard or norm
Devious
Tricky, deceptive
Didactic
intended to teach, instructive
Diffident
Hesitant, reserved, shy
Diffuse
To spread out, to scatter
Digress
To wander from the main path or the main topic
dilatory
Delaying, procrastinating
diligent
working hard and steadily
diminutive
unusually small, tiny
discern
to detect, notice, or observe
disclose
to make known; to reveal
discomfit
to frustrate, thwart, or embarrass
disconcert
to confuse or embarrass
discredit
to cause disbelief in the accuracy of some statement or the reliability of a person
discreet
showing good judgment in speech and behavior
discrepancy
a difference or variance between two or more things
disdain
contempt, scorn
disingenuous
pretending to be candid, simple and frank
disparage
to speak disrespectfully about, to belittle
disparity
difference in quality or kind
disregard
to ignore, to neglect
disruptive
causing disorder, interrupting
dissemble
to pretend, to simulate
dissipate
to spread out or scatter