GRE Words Starting With D
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daunt
verbTo make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
dearth
nounA scarcity or lack of something
debacle
nounA sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
debilitate
verbTo make weak or feeble; to impair the strength of
decorum
nounBehavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
decry
verbTo publicly denounce or criticize
deference
nounHumble submission and respect
deferential
adjectiveShowing respect and courteous regard for another's wishes
deficient
adjectiveNot having enough of a specified quality or ingredient; inadequate
definitive
adjectiveDone or reached decisively and with authority; conclusive
degenerate
verbTo decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally
deleterious
adjectiveCausing harm or damage; injurious
deliberate
adjectiveDone consciously and intentionally; carefully considered
deluge
nounA severe flood; an overwhelming amount of something
demure
adjectiveReserved, modest, and shy; affectedly modest
denigrate
verbTo criticize unfairly; to disparage or belittle
denounce
verbTo publicly declare to be wrong or evil; condemn
deride
verbTo mock or ridicule someone
destructive
adjectiveCausing great damage or harm; highly damaging
desultory
adjectiveLacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
deteriorate
verbTo become progressively worse
detrimental
adjectiveTending to cause harm; damaging
devitalize
verbTo deprive of strength, vitality, or energy
diatribe
nounA forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
dichotomy
nounA division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different
didactic
adjectiveIntended to teach or moralize; educational in nature or purpose
diffidence
nounLack of confidence in oneself; shyness or modesty
diffident
adjectiveModest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
digressive
adjectiveDeparting from the main subject; rambling
dilatory
adjectiveSlow to act; intended to cause delay
diligent
adjectiveHaving or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
diminish
verbTo make or become less
discerning
adjectiveHaving or showing good judgment or understanding
discord
nounDisagreement between people; lack of harmony
discreet
adjectiveCareful and prudent in speech or action; not drawing attention
discrepancy
nounA lack of compatibility or similarity between two facts or claims
discrete
adjectiveIndividually separate and distinct
discursive
adjectiveDigressing from subject to subject; rambling
disdainful
adjectiveShowing contempt or lack of respect
disingenuous
adjectiveNot candid or sincere; pretending to know less than one does
dismay
nounConcern and distress caused by something unexpected
disparage
verbTo regard or represent as being of little worth; to belittle
disparate
adjectiveEssentially different in kind; distinct and not able to be compared directly
disparity
nounA great difference or inequality
dispassionate
adjectiveNot influenced by emotion; impartial and objective in judgment
dissemble
verbTo conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs; to feign
dissent
verbTo hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly held
dissonance
nounLack of harmony; disagreement or inconsistency between ideas, sounds, or statements
divisive
adjectiveTending to cause disagreement or hostility between people
docile
adjectiveEasily taught, submissive, and obedient
doctrine
nounA belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group
dogged
adjectiveHaving or showing tenacity and persistence
dogmatic
adjectiveInclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
doyen
nounThe most respected or prominent person in a particular field
duplicity
nounDeceitfulness; double-dealing
durable
adjectiveAble to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; lasting
dwindle
verbTo diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
dystopian
adjectiveRelating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice
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