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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| depose | to remove from office |
| depraved | immoral |
| depreciate | to reduce in value |
| derelict | abandoned; a vagrant |
| deride | to ridicule |
| derogatory | belittling |
| desecrate | to damage |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| desist | to stop |
| desolate | deserted |
| despicable | contemptible |
| despoil | to plunder |
| despot | a dictator |
| destitute | poor |
| desultory | wandering or rambling |
| détente | a lessening of tension |
| deter | to prevent; to delay or stop |
| detriment | harm or damage |
| deviate | to digress or wander from |
| devious | underhanded |
| devoid | without |
| dexterity | skill; cleverness |
| diabolical | cruel |
| diadem | crown |
| dialectic | logical discussion |
| diaphanous | transparent |
| diatribe | bitter criticism |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| diction | style of speaking correctly |
| dictum | a formal statement |
| didactic | instructive |
| diffident | modest |
| diffuse | to scatter |
| digress | to wander off the subject |
| dilate | to become wider |
| dilatory | slow in doing things |
| dilettante | one who is not an expert |
| diligent | hard-working |
| diminutive | small |
| din | loud noise |
| dint | force or power |
| dire | dreadful |
| disarray | disorder |
| disavow | to deny |
| disburse | to pay |
| discern | to distinguish one from another |
| disclaimer | denial |
| discomfiture | confusion |
| disconcert | to upset |
| disconsolate | without hope |
| discord | disagreement |
| discordant | harsh-sounding |
| discount | reduction; to disregard |
| discourse | lecture |
| discreet | cautious |
| discrepancy | inconsistency |
| discrete | separate |
| discretion | good judgment |
| discrimination | prejudice; ability to distinguish |
| discursive | rambling |
| disdain | have contempt for; strong dislike |
| disgruntled | unhappy |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| disheveled | untidy |
| disinterested | impartial |
| dismantle | to take apart |
| disparage | to belittle; to speak ill of |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| dispassionate | calm or impartial |
| dispatch | done quickly and efficiently |
| dispel | to drive away |
| disreputable | having a bad reputation |
| dissemble | to conceal |
| disseminate | to spread |
| dissent | disagreement |
| dissertation | a written essay |
| dissident | disagreeing |
| dissipate | to scatter |
| dissociate | to break ties with |
| dissolute | immoral; unrestrained |
| dissonant | out of harmony |
| dissuade | to advise or urge against |
| distend | to expand; to swell; to stretch out |
| distraught | troubled |
| dither | confused |
| diurnal | daily |
| divergent | different; off the point |
| diverse | different; varied |
| divest | to take away |
| docile | obedient |