AP Lit Vocab #4
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Dork4Life13 on October 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dearth | an insufficient quantity or number, an acute insufficiency |
| deleterious | harmful to living things |
| deluge | a heavy rain; fill quickly beyond capacity; the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; an overwhelming number or amount, fill or cover completely; usually with water; charge someone with too many tasks |
| demagogue | an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience |
| deprave | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| deprecate | belittle; express strong disapproval of |
| derision | the act of deriding or treating with contempt; contemptuous laughter |
| desiccant | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
| desuetude | a state of inactivity or disuse |
| diaphanous | so thin as to transmit light |
| didactic | instructive (especially excessively) |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence; showing modest reserve |
| dilatory | using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; inclined to waste time and lag behind; wasting time |
| dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive; behave unnaturally or affectedly; hide under a false appearance |
| dogmatic | characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma |
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