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Vocabulary Set B2
desicant-discursive
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| diaphanous | adj. Transparent. | The <i>diaphanous</i> mists draped across the hillsides veiled the landscape with mystery. |
| diffident | adj. Affected or possessed with self-distrust or lacking self-confidence. | As it was his first day at a new school, the student was <i>diffident</i> and hesitated to interact with his peers. |
| digress | v. To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter. | The boss <i>digressed</i> so much from the point of the meeting we did not get anything accomplished. |
| discursive | adj. Passing from one subject to another. | His style is highly <i>discursive</i>, jumping forward and backward across the decades, without ever compromising his ideas and organization. |
| desiccant | n. Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds. | Silica gel <i>desicant</i> is commonly found in some packages to keep the contects moisture-free. |