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Word List 13
Deciduous-Dermatologist
Word | Definition |
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Deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally; Ephemeral |
Decipher | to decode |
Declivity | downward slope |
Decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
Decomposition | decay |
Decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners |
Decoy | to lure; to bait |
Decrepitude | state of collapse caused by illness or old age |
Decry | to express strong disapproval of; disparage |
Deducible | derived by reasoning |
Deface | to mar; to disfigure |
Defame | to harm the reputation of by slander |
Default | failure to act: neglect; forfeit |
Defeatist | resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome |
Defection | desertion |
Defer | to delay till later; to exempt temporarily |
Defer | to give in respectfully; to submit |
Deference | courteous regard for another's wish |
Defiance | Refusal to yield; resistance |
Defile | to pollute; to profane |
Definitive | most reliable or complete |
Deflect | to turn aside |
Defoliate | to destroy leaves |
Defray | to provide for the payment of |
Defrock | to strip a priest or minister of church authority |
Deft | neat; skillful |
Defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
Degenerate | to become worse; to deteriorate |
Degradation | humiliation; debasement; degeneration |
Dehydrate | to remove water from; to dry out |
Deify | to turn into a god; to idolize |
Deign | to condescend; to stoop |
Delete | to erase; to strike out |
Deleterious | harmful |
Deliberate | to consider; to ponder |
Delineate | to portray; to depict; to sketch |
Delirium | mental disorder marked by confusion |
Delta | flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river |
Delude | to deceive |
Deluge | flood; rush |
Delusion | false belief; hallucination |
Delusive | deceptive; raising vain hopes |
Delve | to dig; to investigate; to examine a subject in detail |
Demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader |
Demean | to degrade; to humiliate |
Demeanor | behavior; bearing |
Demented | insane |
Demise | death |
Demographic | segment of population identified |
Demolition | destruction |
Demoniac | fiendish |
Demotic | pertaining to the people |
Demur | object; hesitate |
Demure | modest;reserved; serious; coy |
Denigrate | to defame; to belittle |
Denizen | inhabitant or resident; regular visitor |
Denotation | meaning; distinguishing by name |
Denouement | outcome; final development of the plot of a play |
Denounce | to condemn; to criticize |
Depict | to portray |
Delete | to reduce; to exhaust |
Deplore | to regret or feel grief; to condemn |
Deploy | to spread out; to extend |
Depose | to dethrone; to remove from office |
Deposition | testimony under oath |
Depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
Deprecate | to express disapproval of; to protest against |
Depreciate | to lessen in value |
Depredation | ravaging |
Deranged | insane |
Derelict | abandoned; negligent |
Deride | to ridicule; to make fun of |
Derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source |
Dermatologist | one who studies the skin and its diseases |