PCAT "D" Terminology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Denude | Uncover |
| Denunciation | Public condemnation |
| Depict | To describe |
| Deplete | To use up |
| Deplore | To express or feel disapproval of |
| Deploy | To spread out strategically over an area |
| Depose | To remove from a high position |
| Depravity | Sinfulness |
| Deprecate | To belittle |
| Depreciate | To lose value gradually |
| deride | To mock |
| Derivative | Copied or adapted |
| Derive | To originate |
| Derogate | To belittle |
| Desecrate | To abuse something sacred |
| Desiccate | To dry |
| Desist | To stop doing something |
| Despondent | Feeling discouraged and dejected |
| Despot | Tyrannical ruler |
| Destitute | Very poor |
| Desultory | At random |
| Deter | To discourage |
| Determinate | Having defined limits |
| Detrimental | Causing harm or injury |
| Deviate | To stray, wander |
| Deviation | Departure, exception, anomaly |
| Devoid | Totally lacking |
| Devout | Deeply religiously |
| Dexterous | Skilled physically or mentally |
| Diabolical | Fiendish |
| Dialect | Regional style of speaking |
| Diaphanous | Allowing light to show through |
| Diatribe | Bitter verbal attack |
| Dichotomy | Division into two parts |
| Dictum | Authoritative statement |
| Didactic | Excessively instructive |
| Differentiate | To distinguish between two items |
| Diffidence | Shyness, lack of confidence |
| Diffract | To cause to separate into parts |
| Diffuse | Widely spread out |
| Digress | To turn aside |
| Dilapidated | In disrepair |
| Dilate | To enlarge |
| Dilatory | SLow |
| Diluvial | Relating to a flood |
| Diminutive | Small |
| Diplomacy | Discretion |
| Dirge | Funeral hymn |
| Disaffected | Discontented and disloyal |
| Disarray | Clutter |
| Disband | to break u |
| Disbar | To expel from legal profession |
| Disburse | To pay out |
| Discern | To perceive something obscure |
| Disclaim | To deny, disavow |
| Disclose | To confess |
| Disconcerting | Bewildering, disturbing |
| Discordant | Harsh-sounding |
| Discredit | To dishonor |
| Discredited | Disbelieve |
| Discrepancy | Difference between |
| Discretionary | Subject to one's own judgment |
| Discursive | Wandering from topic to topic |
| Disdain | To regard with scorn and contempt |
| Disdainful | Contemptuous |
| Disengaged | Disconnected |
| Disgorge | To vomit |
| Disheveled | Untidy |
| Disinclined | Averse |
| Disparage | To belittle |
| Disparate | Dissimilar |
| Disparity | Contrast |
| Dispassionate | Free from emotion |
| Dispel | To drive out or scatter |
| Dispense | To distribute |
| Dispense with | To suspend the operation of |
| Disperse | To break up |
| Dispirit | To dishearten |
| Disrepute | Disgrace |
| Dissemble | To pretend |
| Disseminate | To spread far and wide |
| Dissension | Difference of opinion |
| Dissipate | To scatter |
| Dissociate | To separate |
| Dissonant | Harsh and unpleasant sounding |
| Dissuade | To persuade someone to alter original intentions |
| Distend | To swell, inflate |
| Distraught | Very worried and distressed |
| Distrust | Disbelief and suspicion |
| Dither | To move or act confusedly or without clear purpose |
| Diurnal | Daily |
| Divine | To foretell or know by inspiration |
| Divisive | Creating disunity or conflict |
| Docile | Tame |
| Doctrinaire | Rigidly devoted to theories |
| Dogged | Persistent |
| Dogmatic | Rigidly fixed in opinion |
| Doleful | Sad, mournful |
| Dolt | Idiot |
| Domineer | To rule over something in tyrannical way |
| Donor | Benefactor |
| Dormant | At rest |
| Dotard | Senile old person |
| Doting | Excessively fond |
| Dour | Sullen and gloomy |
| Dowry | Money or property given by bride to her husband |
| Draft | To plan |
| Drivel | Stupid talk |
| Droll | Amusing in a wry |
| Dross | Waste produced during metal smelting |
| Dulcet | Pleasant sounding |
| Dupe | To deceive |
| Duplicity | Deception |
| Durability | Strength |
| Duration | Period of time |
| Duress | Threat of force or intimidation |
| Dyspeptic | Suffering from indigestion |
| Ebb | To fade away |
| Ebullient | Exhilarated |
| Eclectic | Selecting from various sources |
| Ecstatic | Joyful |
| Eddy | Air or wind current |
| Edict | Law |
| Edifice | Building |
| Edify | To instruct morally and spiritually |
| Editorialize | To express an opinion or issue |
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