GRE FLASHCARDS (D)
Terms
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- dais
- raised platform for guests of honor
- dally
- trifle with; procrastinate
- damp
- lessen in intensity; diminish; mute
- dank
- damp
- dapper
- neat and trim
- dappled
- spotted
- daub
- smear (as with paint)
- daunt
- *intimidate; frighten
- deadpan
- wooden; impassive
- dearth
- scarcity
- debauch
- corrupt; seduce from virtue
- debonair
- urbane and suave; amiable; cheerful and carefree
- decadence
- decay
- decant
- pour off gently
- décolleté
- having a low-cut neckline
- decorum
- *propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
- decry
- express strong disapproval of; disparage
- default
- *failure to act
- defer
- delay till later; exempt temporarily
- deference
- *courteous regard for another's wish
- defoliate
- destroy leaves
- defray
- provide for the payment of
- defrock
- to strip a priest or minister of church authority
- deft
- neat; skillful
- defunct
- dead; no longer in use or existence
- deify
- turn into a god; idolize
- deign
- condescend; stoop
- deleterious
- harmful
- delineate
- *portray; depict; sketch
- delta
- flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
- delude
- deceive
- deluge
- flood; rush
- delusive
- deceptive; raising vain hopes
- demagogue
- person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader
- demographic
- related to population balance
- demoniac
- fiendish
- demotic
- pertaining to the people
- demur
- object (because of doubts; scrupules); hesitate
- demure
- grave; serious; coy
- denigrate
- *blacken
- denizen
- inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
- denotation
- meaning; distinguishing by name
- deplore
- regret
- deploy
- spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line
- depose
- dethrone; remove from office
- deposition
- testimony under oath
- deprecate
- express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
- depredation
- plundering
- derelict
- abandoned; negligent
- deride
- *ridicule; make fun of
- derivative
- *unoriginal; obtained from another source
- descry
- catch sight of
- desiccate
- *dry up
- desolate
- (second meaning) rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake
- despise
- look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful
- despoil
- strip of valuables; rob
- despot
- tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler
- desuetude
- state of disuse
- desultory
- *aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
- determinate
- having a fixed order of procedure; invariable
- deterrent
- *something that discourages; hindrance
- detraction
- slandering; aspersion
- devious
- roundabout; erratic; not straightforward
- devolve
- be transferred to another; delegate to another; gradually worsen
- dexterous
- skillful
- diadem
- crown
- dialectical
- relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
- diaphanous
- sheer; transparent
- diatribe
- *bitter scolding; invective (abuse)
- dichotomy
- *split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
- dictum
- authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
- didactic
- teaching; instructional
- die
- device for stamping or impressing; mold
- diffidence
- *shyness
- diffuse
- *wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
- digression
- *wandering away from the subject
- dilatory
- tending to delay; intentionally delaying
- dilemma
- problem; choice to two unsatisfactory alternatives
- dilettante
- aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler
- diminution
- lessening; reduction in size
- din
- continued loud noise
- dint
- means; effort
- dire
- disastrous
- dirge
- *lament with music
- disabuse
- *correct a false impression; undeceive
- disaffected
- disloyal
- disapprobation
- disapproval; condemnation
- disavowal
- denial; disclaiming
- disburse
- pay out
- discerning
- *mentally quick and observant; having insight
- disclaim
- disown; renounce claim to
- discombobulated
- confused; discomposed
- discomfit
- put to rout; defeat; disconcert
- disconcert
- confuse; upset; embarrass
- disconsolate
- sad
- discordant
- *not harmonious; conflicting
- discredit
- *defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
- discrepancy
- *lack of consistency; difference
- discrete
- *separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
- discursive
- digressing; rambling
- disembark
- go shore; unload cargo from a ship
- disengage
- uncouple; separate; disconnect
- disgorge
- surrender something; eject; vomit
- disinclination
- unwillingness
- disingenuous
- *lacking genuine candor; insincere
- disinter
- dig up; unearth
- disinterested
- *unprejudiced
- disjointed
- *lacking coherence; separated at the joints
- disjunction
- act or state of separation; disunity
- dismiss
- *eliminate from consideration; reject
- disparage
- *belittle
- disparate
- *basically different; unrelated
- dispassionate
- calm; impartial
- dispatch
- speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed
- dispel
- scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
- disport
- amuse
- disputatious
- argumentative; fond of arguing
- disquietude
- uneasiness; anxiety
- disquisition
- a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry
- dissemble
- *disguise; pretend
- disseminate
- *distribute; spead; scatter (like seeds)
- dissent
- disagree
- dissimulate
- pretend; conceal by feigning
- dissipate
- squander; waste; scatter
- dissolution
- *disintegration; looseness in morals
- dissonance
- *discord; opposite of harmony
- distend
- *expand; swell out
- distill
- *purify; refine; concentrate
- distinction
- honor; contrast; discrimination
- distort
- twist out of shape
- distrait
- inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety
- diurnal
- daily
- diverge
- *vary; go in different directions from the same point
- diversion
- act of turning aside; pastime
- divest
- *strip; deprive
- divine
- perceive intuitively; foresee the future
- docket
- program as for trial; book where such entries are made
- doctrinate
- unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
- document
- *provide written evidence
- doddering
- shaky; infirm from old age
- doff
- take off
- dogged
- determined; stubborn
- doggerel
- poor verse
- dogmatic
- *opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
- doldrums
- blues; listlessness; slack period
- doleful
- mournful; causing sadness
- dolorous
- sorrowful
- domicile
- home
- don
- put on
- dormant
- *sleeping; lethargic; latent
- dormer
- window projecting from roof
- dossier
- file of documents on a subject
- dotage
- senility
- dote
- be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
- dour
- sullen; stubborn
- downcast
- disheartened; sad
- draconian
- extremely severe
- dregs
- sediment; worthless residue
- drone
- (second meaning) talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee
- dross
- waste matter; worthless impurities
- drudgery
- menial work
- dubious
- questionable; filled with doubt
- ductile
- malleable; flexible; pliable
- dulcet
- sweet sounding
- dumbfound
- astonish
- dupe
- *someone easily fooled
- duplicity
- double-dealing; hypocricy
- diress
- forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
- dyspeptic
- suffering from indigestion