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vocab week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 61. deprecate | v. to express strong disapproval of. |
| 62. derogatory | adj. tending to lower in estimation; degrading. |
| 63. desecrate | v. to treat with disrespect. |
| 64. despot | n. monarch with unlimited power. |
| 65. deter | v. to discourage; to keep someone from doing something. |
| 66. devious | adj. not straightforward; lying; roundabout. |
| 67. devoid | adj. entirely without; lacking. |
| 68. diatribe | n. a denunciation; bitter verbal attack. |
| 69. didactic | adj. intended to instruct. |
| 70. diffuse | adj. spread out; wordy |
| 71. diminution | n. a lessening. |
| 72. discerning | adj. keenly perceptive; shrewd. |
| 73. disdain | n. a feeling of contempt for anything that is regarded as unworthy; scorn. |
| 74. dismantle | v. to pull down; to take apart. |
| 75. disparage | v. to discredit; to belittle. |
| 76. disparity | n. lack of equality; difference. |
| 77. disperse | v. to send off in different directions. |
| 78. disposition | n. nature; tendency. |
| 79. dissipated | adj. indulging excessively in sensual pleasures. (The related verb "dissipate" means "to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; to scatter in various directions.") |
| 80. distraught | adj. in a state of mental conflict and confustion; distracted. |