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Vocabulary 13
Vocab 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | (adjective) Fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect |
| dilatory | (adjective) Inclined to put things off; intended to postpone something |
| diligent | (adjective) Hardworking; thorough and persistent |
| dire | (adjective) 1. Dreadful or disastrous; bleak or cheerless 2. Urgent |
| discomfit | (verb) 1. To defeat or frustrate completely 2. To perplex, confuse, or embarass completely |
| discourse | (noun) 1. An oral exchange or ideas or conversation; a lengthy discussion, either written or spoken (verb) 2. To talk about or discuss at length |
| discriminate | (verb) 1. To distinguish between two or more things, often by perceiving minute differences 2. To behave unfairly toward a person or group because of prejudice |
| disparage | (verb) To speak slightingly of or undervalue |
| disparity | (noun) Difference or inequality, as of age, character, or quality |
| distraught | (adjective) Deeply distressed or agitated |
| divulge | (verb) To make known; to make public |
| docile | (adjective) Easy to manage, teach, train, or discipline |
| dormant | (adjective) Inactive, as if in sleep; suspended in use, growth, or development |
| drastic | (adjective) Violently forceful and swift; extreme |
| duplicity | (noun) Deliberate deception in speech or conduct |
| Dilatory VS Dilated | Dilatory- procrastinating nature Dilated- spread open/widen |
| Discomfit VS Discomfort | Discomfit- to defeat completely Discomfort- feeling awkward |
| Discursive Writing Style | In a piece of writing, the author rambles aimlessly from one subject to another |
| Discriminate | Can mean something good and bad Good- the act of making distinctions Bad- the act of singling out a religion, gender or other things. |
| Judas Kiss | An act of betrayal disguised as a gesture of friendship |
| Draconian | excessively harsh. Based on Draco's law which were very severe |
| Go to Seed | to stop caring about apperence |
| Playing a waiting game | to delay so you see what happens later on |
| work like a beaver | working diligently |
| go public with | to reveal a personal matter |
| dog ones heels | postponing/procrastinating |
| ruin into the ground | to argue a case |
| plug security leaks | to prevent information to be leaked |
| suspend animations | frozen in time |
| Peter Mark Roget | Father of the Thesaurus |
| emulate VS simulate | emulate- imitate an achievement simulate- imitate by appearance |
| faint VS feint | faint- lose consciousness feint- a deceiving blow |
| resemble VS dissemble | resemble- have qualities dissemble- conceal true movements |
| discrete VS discreet | discrete- separate discreet- careful |
| boor VS bore | boor- ill-mannered person bore- to form a hole |
| manners VS mannerisms | manners- a way of acting mannerisms- a behavioral trait |
| capital VS capitol | capital- the uppermost capitol- a building |
| aesthetic VS ascetic | aesthetic- pertaining to beauty ascetic- one who practices severe discimpline |
| amend VS emend | amend- to revise emend- a medication |
| solid VS stolid | solid- matter stolid- calm |
| delegate VS relegate | delegate- a representative relegate- downgrade |
| deprecate VS depreciate | deprecate- express disapproval depreciate- diminish in value |
| allude VS elude | allude- hint at elude- evade |
| envious VS enviable | envious- jealous enviable- admired |
| complaisant VS complacent | complaisant- agreeable complacent- smug |
| honorable VS honorary | honorable- right-minded honorary- symbolic |
| authoritative VS authoritarian | authoritative- self-confident authoritarian- tyrant |
| imperial VS imperious | imperial- relating to an empire imperious- lordy |
| allay VS ally | allay- diminish ally- partner |
| venal VS venial | venal- corrupt venial- pardonable |
| see the handwriting on the wall | to know something is about to happen |
| a shibboleth | A word or pronunciation that distinguishes people of one group |
| apocryphal | of doubtful reliability (made-up) |
| a doubting Thomas | someone who is not easily believed without strong proof or evidence |
| separate the sheep from the goats | to choose the people of high quality from a group of mixed qualities |
| a jeremiad | a complaint |
| hide one's light under a bushel | to put or keep out of sight |
| a Good Samaritan | one who tries to help people who have problems |
| the salt of the earth | the best people |
| A Jonah | a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and regurgitated unharmed three days later |
| serve two masters | to help or work for two different things but ending up favoring one over the other |
| reap the whirlwind | because of foolish mistakes, the person has serious mistakes because of it |
| a behemoth | something enormous in size or power |
| turn the other cheek | to refuse to retaliate when provoked |
| apocalyptic | of a prophetic nature |
| cast one's bread upon the waters | to do good without expecting something in return |
| antediluvian | extremely old and antique |
| the promised land | a better place |
| manna from heaven | a sudden happening that brings good fortune |
| cast pearls before swine | to offer something valuable to one who doesn't appreciate it |
| shilly shally | to procrastinate |
| willy nilly | carlessly |
| dillydallly | to waste time |
| wishy washy | lacking strength in character |
| hoity toity | thoughtless giddy behavior |
| harum scarum | daredevil |
| hanky panky | questionably sexual acts |
| mishmash | a collection |
| voodoo | deception |
| hobnob | to spend time with someone in a friendly way |
| hocus pocus | meaningless talk |
| razzle dazzle | gaudy behavior used to distract or move focus to this object |
| flimflam | insincere talk |
| riff raff | rubbish |
| claptrap | absurd talk |
| folderol | nonsensical fuss |
| tittle tattle | petty gossip |
| hubbub | a loud mixture of sounds |
| hurdy gurdy | an instrument that plays by turning a crank |
| hugger mugger | confusion |
| hodge podge | mess/jumble |
| helter skelter | carelessly hurried |
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