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Lesson 5
English 12
Term | Definition |
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depreciate | to lessen in value; to belittle |
desecrate | to treat with disrespect |
destitute | very poor; totally lacking |
diatribe | a denunciation; a biting speech |
didactic | instructive; intended to educate |
diffuse | wordy; not concentrated; to spread wildly |
digress | to stray from the main subject |
discerning | keenly perceptive; shrewd |
discount | to deduct; to disregard |
diva | an opera singer, prima donna; a temperamental, conceited person |
docile | easily taught; submissive |
dogmatic | arrogantly assertive; positive about unproven ideas |
dormant | as though asleep; not actively growing |
dupe | to deceive; to trick |
ebb | to decline; to recede |