| Question |
Answer |
| Demagogue |
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| Demur |
to express doubts or objections |
| Deride |
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| Desiccate |
to dry out thoroughly |
| Abase |
to humble; disgrace |
| Abate |
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| Abdicate |
to give up a position, right, or power |
| Desultory |
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
| Diaphanous |
allowing light to show through; delicate |
| Expurgate |
to censor |
| Exponent |
one who champions or advocates |
| Explicit |
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| Cacophony |
harsh, jarring noise |
| Diatribe |
an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Dictum |
authoritative statement |
| Diffident |
lacking self-confidence |
| Dilate |
to make larger; expand |
| Dilatory |
intended to delay |
| Dilettante |
someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in atopic |
| Dirge |
a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| Disabuse |
to set right; free from error |
| Discern |
to perceive or recognize |
| Disparate |
fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
| Dissemble |
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
| Dissonance |
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds |
| Distaff |
the female branch of a family |
| Distend |
to swell, inflate, or bloat |
| Dither |
to act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Diurnal |
existing during the day |
| Divine |
to foretell or know by inspiration |
| Doctrinaire |
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| Dogma |
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief |
| Dogmatic |
dictatorial in one's opinions |
| Droll |
amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Dupe |
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
| Dyspeptic |
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |
| Ebullient |
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits |
| Eclectic |
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources |
| Edify |
to instruct morally and spiritually |
| Efficacy |
effectiveness |
| Effigy |
stuffed doll; likeness of a person |
| Effrontery |
impudent boldness; audacity |
| Elegy |
a sorrowful poem or speech |
| Eloquent |
persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
| Embellish |
to add ornamental or ficttious details |
| Emulate |
to copy; to try to equal or excel |
| Encomium |
warm praise |
| Endemic |
belonging to a particular area; inherent |
| Enervate |
to reduce in strenth |
| Engender |
to produce, cause, or bring about |
| Enigma |
a puzzle; a mystery |
| Enumerate |
to count, list, or itemize |
| Ephemeral |
lasting a short time |
| Epicure |
person with refined taste in food and wine |
| Equivocate |
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
| Erratic |
wandering and unpredictable |
| Ersatz |
fake |
| Erudite |
learned; scholarly; bookish |
| Eschew |
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) |
| Esoteric |
known or understood only by a few |
| Estimable |
admirable |
| Ethos |
beliefs or character of a group |
| Eulogy |
speech of praise of someone |
| Euphemism |
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one |
| Euphony |
pleasant, harmonious sound |
| Exacerbate |
to make worse |
| Exculpate |
to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| Exigent |
urgent; requiring immediate action |
| Exonerate |
to clear of blame |
| Fallow |
dormant; unused |
| Fanatical |
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion |
| Fatuous |
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied |
| Fawn |
to grovel |
| Fecund |
fertile; fruitful; productive |
| Fervid |
intensely emotional; feverish |
| Fetid |
foul-smelling; putrid |
| Flag |
to decline in vigor, strength, or interest |
| Florid |
excessively decorated or embellished |
| Foment |
to arouse or incite |
| Ford |
to cross a body of water by wading |
| Forestall |
to prevent or delay; anticipate |
| Fortuitous |
happening by chance; fortunate |
| Fractious |
unruly; rebellious |
| Frenetic |
frantic; frenzied |
| Frugality |
tending to be thrifty or cheap |
| Furtive |
secret; stealthy |
| Gambol |
to dance or skip around playfully |
| Garner |
to gather and store |
| Garrulous |
tending to talk a lot |
| Gestation |
growth process from conception to birth |
| Glib |
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand casual |
| Glower |
to glare or stare angrily and intensely |
| Gradation |
process occuring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color |
| Gregarious |
outgoing sociable |
| Grievous |
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing |
| Grovel |
to humble oneself in a demeaning way |
| Guile |
deceit; trickery |
| Gullible |
easlily deceived |
| Hapless |
unfortunate; having bad luck |
| Hegemony |
the domination of one state or group over its allies |
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