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WS quick quiz 31-35

TermDefinition
deference submission to anothers will; respect; courtesy
definitive conclusive; providing the last word
degenerate to break down; to deteriorate
deleterious harmful
delineate to describe accurately; to draw in outline
delude to deceive
deluge a flood; an inundation
demagogue a leader of the people, but more a rabble rouser
denizen inhabitant
depravity extreme wickedness or corruption
deprecate to express disapproval of
deride to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously
derogatory disapproving; degrading
desiccate to dry out
despondent extremely depressed; full of despair
despot an absolute ruler; an autocrat
destitute extremely poor; utterly lacking
desultory without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random
dialectical relating to discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes
dictum an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb
didactic intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic
diffident timid; lacking in self-confidence
digress to stray from the main subject
dilettante someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur; a dabbler
discern to have insight; to see things clearly, to discriminate; to differentiate
discreet prudent; judiciously reserved
discrete unconnected; separate; distinct
discriminate to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate
disdain arrogant scorn; contempt
disinterested not taking sides; unbiased
disparage to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about, usually in a somewhat indirect way
disparate different; incompatible; unequal
disseminate to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
dissipate to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander
dissolution the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
distend to swell; to extend a great deal
distinguish to tell apart; to cause to stand out
docile easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
doctrinaire inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
dogmatic arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
domestic having to do with the household or family; not foreign
dormant inactive; as though asleep; asleep
dubious full of doubt; uncertain
duplicity the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
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