Flashcards: Bowyer 9
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kasielasserre1 on October 18, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deferential | respectful & polite in a submissive way |
| defile | to dirty, spoil, to disgrace, dishonor |
| deflation | decrease, depreciation |
| deft | skillful, dexturous |
| deleterious | harmful, destructive, detrimental |
| deluge | a flood |
| demagogue | leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice |
| demographics | data relating to the study of human population |
| demur | to express doubts or objections |
| denigrate | to slur or blacken someone's reputation |
| denounce | to accuse, blame |
| denunciation | public condemnation |
| depose | to remove from a high position, as from a throne |
| deprecate | to belittle, disparriage |
| deride | to mock, riddicle, make fun of |
| derivative | copied or adapted, not original |
| derogate | to belittle, disparriage |
| dessicate | to dry completely, dehydrate |
| despot | a tyrannical ruler |
| desultory | at random, rambling, unmethodical |
| devoid | totally lacking |
| dexterous | skilled physically or mentally |
| diabolical | fiendish, wicked |
| diaphanous | allowing light to show through; delicate |
| dichotomy | division into two parts |
| dictum | authoritative statement; popular saying |
| didactic | excessively instructive |
| diffidence | shyness, lack of confidence |
| diffract | to cause to seperate into parts, expecially light |
| dilate | to enlarge, swell, extend |
| diluvial | relating to a flood |
| disaffected | discontented, disloyal |
| disbar | to expell from legal profession |
| disconcerting | bewildering,, perplexing, slightly disturbing |
| discrepancy | difference between |
| discretionary | subject to one's own judgement |
| discursive | wandering from topic to topic |
| disheveled | untidy, disarranged, unkempt |
| disinclined | averse, unwilling, lacking desire |
| desecrate | to abuse something sacred |
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