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Question | Answer |
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depose | to remove from office |
depraved | immoral |
depreciate | to reduce in value |
derelict | abandoned; a vagrant |
deride | to ridicule |
derogatory | belittling |
desecrate | to damage |
desiccate | to dry up |
desist | to stop |
desolate | deserted |
despicable | contemptible |
despoil | to plunder |
despot | a dictator |
destitute | poor |
desultory | wandering or rambling |
détente | a lessening of tension |
deter | to prevent; to delay or stop |
detriment | harm or damage |
deviate | to digress or wander from |
devious | underhanded |
devoid | without |
dexterity | skill; cleverness |
diabolical | cruel |
diadem | crown |
dialectic | logical discussion |
diaphanous | transparent |
diatribe | bitter criticism |
dichotomy | division into two parts |
diction | style of speaking correctly |
dictum | a formal statement |
didactic | instructive |
diffident | modest |
diffuse | to scatter |
digress | to wander off the subject |
dilate | to become wider |
dilatory | slow in doing things |
dilettante | one who is not an expert |
diligent | hard-working |
diminutive | small |
din | loud noise |
dint | force or power |
dire | dreadful |
disarray | disorder |
disavow | to deny |
disburse | to pay |
discern | to distinguish one from another |
disclaimer | denial |
discomfiture | confusion |
disconcert | to upset |
disconsolate | without hope |
discord | disagreement |
discordant | harsh-sounding |
discount | reduction; to disregard |
discourse | lecture |
discreet | cautious |
discrepancy | inconsistency |
discrete | separate |
discretion | good judgment |
discrimination | prejudice; ability to distinguish |
discursive | rambling |
disdain | have contempt for; strong dislike |
disgruntled | unhappy |
dishearten | to discourage |
disheveled | untidy |
disinterested | impartial |
dismantle | to take apart |
disparage | to belittle; to speak ill of |
disparity | inequality; difference |
dispassionate | calm or impartial |
dispatch | done quickly and efficiently |
dispel | to drive away |
disreputable | having a bad reputation |
dissemble | to conceal |
disseminate | to spread |
dissent | disagreement |
dissertation | a written essay |
dissident | disagreeing |
dissipate | to scatter |
dissociate | to break ties with |
dissolute | immoral; unrestrained |
dissonant | out of harmony |
dissuade | to advise or urge against |
distend | to expand; to swell; to stretch out |
distraught | troubled |
dither | confused |
diurnal | daily |
divergent | different; off the point |
diverse | different; varied |
divest | to take away |
docile | obedient |