14
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- dubious
- questionable; causing doubt; filled with doubt; N. dubiety
- disquietude
- uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
- distraught
- upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
- dynamic
- energetic; vigorously active
- dregs
- sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
- drone
- idle person who lives on other people"s work; male bee
- disputatious
- argumentative; fond of argument
- divine
- perceive intuitively ; foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
- doddering
- shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
- duress
- forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion; Ex. a promise made under duress
- distend
- expand; swell out
- dote
- be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
- dutiful
- respectful; obedient
- disjointed
- disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
- disquisition
- formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report
- divulge
- reveal
- docket
- program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket
- dwindle
- shrink; reduce gradually
- disheveled
- untidy ; V. dishevel
- doff
- take off; OP. don
- document
- provide written evidence ; record with documents; N.
- disparity
- difference; condition of inequality; OP. parity
- dissident
- dissenting ; rebellious; N.
- dross
- waste matter; worthless impurities
- dulcet
- sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
- dissent
- disagree
- dissipate
- squander; waste foolishly; scatter
- divest
- strip ; deprive ; dispossess; N. divestiture
- dolt
- slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
- domineer
- rule over tyrannically
- diverse
- differing in some characteristics ; various; N. diversity:
- dogged
- determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert"s dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
- dishearten
- discourage
- dispirited
- lacking in spirit
- duration
- length of time something lasts
- dour
- sullen; gloomy; stubborn
- disparage
- belittle
- duplicity
- double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous
- dowdy
- untidy ; slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
- disport
- amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert
- drivel
- nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
- don
- put on; OP. doff
- domicile
- home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile; Ex. He is domiciled in Britain.
- dupe
- someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive
- dotage
- senility; feeblemindedness of old age; Ex. In one's dotage
- docile
- obedient; easily managed; submissive
- dyspeptic
- suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food
- dolorous
- sorrowful; N. dolor
- dismantle
- take apart; disassemble
- ductile
- malleable; pliable; easily pulled into shape; flexible; easily influenced or controlled
- dispatch
- speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill
- distill
- refine ; concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
- doggerel
- poor verse
- dissimulate
- pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
- dislodge
- remove ; force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
- downcast
- disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
- drab
- dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
- douse
- plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet thoroughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse
- diversion
- act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse
- dormant
- sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent
- diverge
- vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating
- droll
- queer and amusing
- dismember
- cut into small parts; cut apart limb from limb
- disinclination
- unwillingness
- dissertation
- formal essay; treatise
- distinction
- honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination; Ex. graduated with distinction; Ex. a writer of real distinction
- dorsal
- relating to the back of an animal; Ex. dorsal fin
- dissection
- analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
- doctrine
- teachings in general; particular principle taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal
- drudgery
- hard unpleasant work; menial work
- disperse
- scatter; Ex. disperse the cloud/crowd
- diurnal
- daily; occurring during the daytime
- disingenuous
- not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
- distant
- reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
- dissolution
- disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
- disinterested
- unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
- dispel
- scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
- dogmatic
- opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal
- diva
- operatic singer; prima donna
- distrait
- absentminded; distracted
- dissuade
- persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion
- disinter
- dig up; unearth; OP. inter
- dispassionate
- calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
- draconian
- extremely severe; Ex. draconian punishment; CF. Draco: Athenian politician
- dissemble
- disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
- doldrums
- blues; listlessness; slack period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums
- dossier
- file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
- distort
- twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
- disjunction
- act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive
- doctrinaire
- unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
- dormer
- window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
- drone
- talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
- dismiss
- eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal
- disseminate
- distribute; spread; scatter
- disparate
- basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated
- dumbfound
- astonish ; ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck