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GRE Words Group 'D'
Words for the GRE that start with 'D'
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05/17/2011

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daunt
Definition
to cow or dismay
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debutante
Definition
young woman making her debut (her beginning) in high society
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declivity
Definition
downward slope or decline
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decorous
Definition
proper, tasteful, socially correct
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deference
Definition
respect, courtesy
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deleterious
Definition
unexpectedly harmful
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demagogue
Definition
rabble rouser, an agitator, usually appealing emotional prejudice
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demur
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to question or oppose
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denigrate
Definition
to insult, to defame
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denouement
Definition
the outcome or solution, the unraveling of a plot
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deprecate
Definition
to disparage or put down
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deride
Definition
to speak contempt or mock
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derivative
Definition
unoriginal, obtained from another source
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descry
Definition
to observe or discern
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desuetude
Definition
state of not being used
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desultory
Definition
jumping from one thing to another, random, disconnected, haphazard
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detraction
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slandering, verbal attack; aspersion
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diaphanous
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transparent, gauzy
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dictum
Definition
authoritative statement
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didactic
Definition
intended to teach or instruct
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diffident
Definition
reserved, shy, lacking in self-confidence
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dilatory
Definition
causing delay
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dilettante
Definition
one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
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din
Definition
loud, sustained sounds
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dirge
Definition
mournful song or poem for a funeral
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disabuse
Definition
to set right or free from error
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discern
Definition
to perceive, to recognzie
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discomfit
Definition
to embarrass or perplex
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discordant
Definition
conflicting, harsh in sound, dissonant
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discursive
Definition
digressive, passing from one topic to another
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disinterested
Definition
unbiased, neutral, or free from personal motive
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disparage
Definition
to slight or belittle
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimimalr
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dissemble
Definition
to disguise or conceal, to mislead
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dissonance
Definition
harsh or disagreeable combination, especially of sound
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distaff
Definition
female branch of the family
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distend
Definition
swell, inflate, bloat
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dither
Definition
to act confusedly
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diurnal
Definition
existing duing the day
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divine
Definition
to tell or know by inspiration
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doctrinaire
Definition
rigidly devoted to theories without regard to practicallity
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doggerel
Definition
trivial or poorly constructed verse
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dogma
Definition
firmly held opinion, especiialy religious beleif
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dogmatic
Definition
stubbornly opinonated
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droll
Definition
amusing in a rye, subtle way
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dross
Definition
slag, worthless matter, impurity
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dulcet
Definition
melodious, pleasant-sounding
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dynamo
Definition
generator, forceful and energetic person
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dyspeptic
Definition
upsetting the stomach
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