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deference submission to another's will; respect; courtesy
deferential showing deference; deferent; respectful
definitive conclusive; providing the last word
degenerate to breka down; to deteriorate
deleterious harmful
delineate to describe accurately; to draw in outline
delude to decieve
deluge a flood; an inundation
inundation a floord; overabundance
demagogue a leader of the ppl, but a more rabble rouser; he manipulates the public to support his aims but not a dictator
denizen inhabitant. citizen
depravity extreme wickedness or corruption
deprecate to express disapproval of
deride to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
derogatory disapproving; degrading
desiccate to dry out
despondent extremely depresssed; full of dispair
despot an absolute ruler; an autocrat
destitute extremely poor; utterly lacking. destitute ppl are ppl without money or possessions or with very little money and very few possessions
desultory without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random
dialectical relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes. aka Twenty Questions
dictum an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
didactic intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
pedantic overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching
diffident timid; lacking in self confidence. OPPOSITE OF CONFIDENT
digress to stray from the main subject
dilettante someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler
discern to have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate; to differentiate
discreet prudent; judiciously reserved
discretion the quality of being discreet, esp. with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum
indiscreet to be imprudent and esp to say or do things you shouldnt
discrete unconnected; separate; distinct
indiscrete not separated or sorted
discriminate to notice or point out this differnece between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate
differentiate to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish
indiscriminate random, haphazard
haphazard characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless
disdain arrogant scorn; contempt
disinterested not takign sides; unbiased
uninterested dont care about knowing something
disparage to belittle; to say uncomplimentary t hings about, usualy in a somewhat indirect way
disparate different; incompatible; unequal
disparity inequality; difference
parity equivalence
disseminate to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
dissipate to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander
dissolution the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration. a person who is dissolute has lived life in the fast lane too long, dissolute and dissipated are syn in this sense
distend to swell; to extend a great deal
distinguish to tell apart; to cause to stand out
docile easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
doctrinaire inflexibly commmitted to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
dogmatic arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
domestic having to do with the household of family; not foreign
dormant inactive; as though asleep; asleep
dubious full of doubt; uncertain
indubitable beyond doubt; that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
duplicity the act of being two-faced; double dealing; deception
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