Barron Wordlist 13
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67 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deciduous | Shedding its leaves annually |
| decimate | kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of |
| decipher | decode; |
| decollete | A low neckline on a woman's dress or top |
| decree | authoritative order from Judge; judgment of a court of law; |
| decorum | propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct |
| decorous | proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance) |
| decoy | lure or bait; V. |
| decrepitude | state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; |
| decry | express strong disapproval of; condemn openly ; disparage; |
| deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
| deface | Spoil the surface or appearance of (something), e.g., by drawing or writing on it |
| defame | harm someone's reputation; speak evil of; |
| defeatist | resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome |
| defection | The action of abandoning a person, cause, or organization;desertion |
| defer | Submit humbly to;postpone to a later time; |
| deference | courteous regard for another's wish;Humble submission and respect |
| defiance | Open resistance; bold disobedience |
| defile | pollute; Sully, mar, or spoil; |
| definitive | most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court |
| deflect | Cause (something) to change direction by interposing something; turn away from a straight course |
| defoliate | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); |
| defray | provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay |
| defrock | strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock |
| deft | neat; skillful |
| defunct | dead; no longer in use or existence |
| degenerate | become worse in quality; deteriorate; |
| deify | Worship, regard, or treat (someone or something) as a god |
| deign | condescend; Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing |
| deleterious | harmful |
| deliberate | consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow |
| delineate | portray; depict; sketch; describe; |
| delirium | mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; |
| delta | flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river |
| delude | Impose a misleading belief upon |
| deluge | flood; rush; V. |
| delusion | false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; |
| delusive | deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes |
| delve | dig; search deeply; investigate |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; |
| demean | disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave |
| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| demented | insane |
| demoniac | fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil |
| demotic | of or pertaining to the people |
| demur | object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| denigrate | blacken; defame |
| denizen | (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor |
| denotation | meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
| depict | portray |
| deplete | reduce; exhaust |
| deplore | Feel or express strong disapproval of (something) |
| deploy | spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; |
| depose | dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify |
| deposition | testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning |
| depravity | extreme corruption; wickedness; |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; protest against; belittle; |
| depreciate | lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value |
| depredation | An act of attacking or plundering; destruction |
| deranged | insane |
| derelict | negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; |
| dereliction | neglect of duty; abandonment |
| deride | ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; |
| derision | ridicule; mockery |
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