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GRE Vocab4
D words/GRE Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Debutante | young woman making debut in high society |
| Declivity | downward slope |
| Decorous | proper; tasteful; socially correct |
| Decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| Deface | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| Deference | respect; courtesy |
| Deleterious | subtly or unexpectedly harmful |
| Demagogue | a leader or rabble |
| Demur | to express doubts or objections |
| Deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| Desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
| Desultory | jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
| Diaphanous | allowing light to show through; delicate |
| Diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Dictum | authoritative statement |
| Diffident | lacking self |
| Dilate | to make larger; expand |
| Dilatory | intended to delay |
| Dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| Disabuse | to set right; free from error |
| Discern | to perceive or recognize |
| Disparate | fundamentally different; entirely unlike |
| Dissemble | to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character |
| Dissonance | a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds |
| Distaff | the female branch of a family |
| Distend | to swell, inflate, or bloat |
| Dither | to act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Diurnal | existing during the day |
| Divine | to foretell or know by inspiration |
| Doctrinaire | rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic |
| Dogma | a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief |
| Dogmatic | dictatorial in one's opinions |
| Droll | amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Dupe | to deceive; a person who is easily deceived |
| Dyspeptic | suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable |