GRE Words Starting With D

58 words found

daunt

verb

To make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive

dearth

noun

A scarcity or lack of something

debacle

noun

A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco

debilitate

verb

To make weak or feeble; to impair the strength of

decorum

noun

Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety

decry

verb

To publicly denounce or criticize

deference

noun

Humble submission and respect

deferential

adjective

Showing respect and courteous regard for another's wishes

deficient

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient; inadequate

definitive

adjective

Done or reached decisively and with authority; conclusive

degenerate

verb

To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally

deleterious

adjective

Causing harm or damage; injurious

deliberate

adjective

Done consciously and intentionally; carefully considered

deluge

noun

A severe flood; an overwhelming amount of something

demure

adjective

Reserved, modest, and shy; affectedly modest

denigrate

verb

To criticize unfairly; to disparage or belittle

denounce

verb

To publicly declare to be wrong or evil; condemn

deride

verb

To mock or ridicule someone

destructive

adjective

Causing great damage or harm; highly damaging

desultory

adjective

Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

deteriorate

verb

To become progressively worse

detrimental

adjective

Tending to cause harm; damaging

devitalize

verb

To deprive of strength, vitality, or energy

diatribe

noun

A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

dichotomy

noun

A division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different

didactic

adjective

Intended to teach or moralize; educational in nature or purpose

diffidence

noun

Lack of confidence in oneself; shyness or modesty

diffident

adjective

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

digressive

adjective

Departing from the main subject; rambling

dilatory

adjective

Slow to act; intended to cause delay

diligent

adjective

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

diminish

verb

To make or become less

discerning

adjective

Having or showing good judgment or understanding

discord

noun

Disagreement between people; lack of harmony

discreet

adjective

Careful and prudent in speech or action; not drawing attention

discrepancy

noun

A lack of compatibility or similarity between two facts or claims

discrete

adjective

Individually separate and distinct

discursive

adjective

Digressing from subject to subject; rambling

disdainful

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect

disingenuous

adjective

Not candid or sincere; pretending to know less than one does

dismay

noun

Concern and distress caused by something unexpected

disparage

verb

To regard or represent as being of little worth; to belittle

disparate

adjective

Essentially different in kind; distinct and not able to be compared directly

disparity

noun

A great difference or inequality

dispassionate

adjective

Not influenced by emotion; impartial and objective in judgment

dissemble

verb

To conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; to feign

dissent

verb

To hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly held

dissonance

noun

Lack of harmony; disagreement or inconsistency between ideas, sounds, or statements

divisive

adjective

Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people

docile

adjective

Easily taught, submissive, and obedient

doctrine

noun

A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

dogged

adjective

Having or showing tenacity and persistence

dogmatic

adjective

Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true

doyen

noun

The most respected or prominent person in a particular field

duplicity

noun

Deceitfulness; double-dealing

durable

adjective

Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; lasting

dwindle

verb

To diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

dystopian

adjective

Relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice

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