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Denouement-Discomfit
Question | Answer |
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denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot |
deposition | official testimony; statement |
deprecate | to disparage or put down; belittle |
derision | scorn; ridicule; contemptuous; treatment; mockery, contempt |
derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; adapted |
descry | to observe or discern; detect |
desecrate | to violate the sanctity of; defile |
desiccate | to dry out; to make dull or dry; dehydrate |
desuetude | the state of not being used; disuse |
desultory | random; disconnected; haphazard |
detraction | slandering, verbal attack; aspersion; disparagement |
diaphanous | transparent; gauzy; translucent |
diatribe | a harsh denunciation; fulmination |
didactic | intended to teach or instruct |
diffident | reserved; shy; lacking in self-confidence; timid |
dilatory | causing delay; dallying |
dilettante | one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge; amateur |
din | loud, sustained sounds; noise |
dirge | a song or poem of grief; lament |
discomfit | to embarrass or perplex; disconcert |