ENglish Unit 13&14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Dilapidated | (adj) run down, unkempt, fallen into disrepair or partial ruin through neglect |
| Dilatory | (adj) Inclined to put things off; intended to postpone something, procrastinating |
| Diligent | (adj) Hard working, thorough and persistent |
| Dire | (adj) dreadful or disastrous; bleak or cheerless; Urgent |
| Discomfit | (v) To defeat or frustrate completely; to perplex, confuse or embarrass |
| Discourse | (n) (v) N- an oral exchange of ideas or convos V- To talk about or discuss at length |
| Discriminate | (v) to distinguish by perceiving differences; to behave unfairly toward another person or group because of prejudice |
| Disparage | (v) to speak slightly of or under value |
| Disparity | (n) difference or inequality |
| Distraught | (adj) deeply distressed or agitated, extremely annoyed |
| Divulge | (v) to make known; to make public |
| Docile | (adj) easy to manage, teach, train or discipline |
| Dormant | (adj) inactive, suspended in use, growth or development |
| Drastic | (adj) violently forceful and swift; extreme |
| Duplicity | (n) deliberate deception in speech or conduct |
| Eclectic | adj-choosing what seems best from various sources N- One whose opinion & beliefs come form various sources |
| Effete | (adj) worn out or exhausted; marked by weakness, self-indulgence or decadence ( memory trick: to reach DEffete (defeat) ) |
| Efficacious | (adj) capable of producing the desired affect |
| Effrontery | (n) shameless boldness |
| Elicit | (v) to draw out or come forth (memory trick: when you ELECT someone the must come forth) |
| Elite | N- a highly select group of superior individuals Adj- select; superior |
| Emaciated | (adj) wasted away or reduced by disease, starvation ect., sickly thin (anorexic person) |
| Emanate | (v) to flow out; to send forth |
| Embellish | (v) to decorate or enhance |
| Eminent | (adj) high rank, distinguished; outstanding; easy to notice |
| Empathy | (n) a sympathetic understanding of the feelings, thoughts, and attitudes of someone or something else |
| Emulate | (v) to try to equal or excel the excellence of |
| Enclave | (n) a country or area lying wholly within another; a separate group or community within a larger one |
| Endemic | (adj) peculiar to a partial locality or group of people |
| Enigma | (n) an intentionally obscure statement; riddle; someone or something that is puzzling/mysterious |
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