Vocab. pg 100-140
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- Decree
- an order having the force of law
- Dearth
- scarcity; lack
- Debacle
- a sudden calamitous downfall; collapse or failure
- Debase
- to lower in quality, character, or value
- Denounce
- to condemn; to expose critically
- Defame
- to libel or slander; take away a good name
- Demur
- to object, to make an exception
- Demagogue
- a leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people
- Dormant
- asleep or inactive
- Dispel
- to drive away; to dissipate
- Demonic
- One who works devilishly (a demon for work), having a persistent force or drive; fiendish
- Cubism
- a style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes
- Cower
- to cringe in fear; to shrink away
- Cranny
- a small opening as in a wall or rock face
- Deft
- skillful, dexterous
- Draconian
- hard, severe, cruel
- Duress
- Hardship, restraint, confinement
- Domain
- a territory which one rules, has influence or powers
- Dulcet
- melodious, soft, soothing; pleasing to the ear
- Dilemma
- a difficult situation where one must choose between two or more choices that seem unfavorable; any problem or predicament
- deduce
- to come to a conclusion by reasoning from evidence
- Disparage
- to belittle, say uncomplimentary things; to put down
- Craven
- lacking the least bit of courage; cowardly
- Dromedary
- a one-humped domesticated camel
- Criterion
- a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for a judgement
- Couture
- fashion designers; clothes created by fashion designers
- Creditor
- a person or entity to whom money is owed
- Doldrums
- a period or condition of depression or inactivity; a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms an sqalls
- Dissolution
- the breaking into parts; termination of legal bond or contact
- Docile
- easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
- Desiccate
- to dry out completely; dehydrate
- Dauntless
- fearless; unintimidated
- Divine
- to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
- Disperse
- to scatter in various directions; distribute widely