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Denouement-Discomfit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| denouement | an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot |
| deposition | official testimony; statement |
| deprecate | to disparage or put down; belittle |
| derision | scorn; ridicule; contemptuous; treatment; mockery, contempt |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; adapted |
| descry | to observe or discern; detect |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of; defile |
| desiccate | to dry out; to make dull or dry; dehydrate |
| desuetude | the state of not being used; disuse |
| desultory | random; disconnected; haphazard |
| detraction | slandering, verbal attack; aspersion; disparagement |
| diaphanous | transparent; gauzy; translucent |
| diatribe | a harsh denunciation; fulmination |
| didactic | intended to teach or instruct |
| diffident | reserved; shy; lacking in self-confidence; timid |
| dilatory | causing delay; dallying |
| dilettante | one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge; amateur |
| din | loud, sustained sounds; noise |
| dirge | a song or poem of grief; lament |
| discomfit | to embarrass or perplex; disconcert |