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Vocab for GRE - D
Words for GRE that start with D
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05/23/2011
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Daunt
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cow or dismay
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Dearth
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smallness of quantity
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Declivity
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downward slope
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Decorous
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proper; tastefull
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Deference
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respect, courtesy
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Deleterious
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unexpectedly harmful
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Demagogue
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leader; rabble-rouser; agitator
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Demur
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express doubts or objections
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Denigrate
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belittle
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Denouement
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outcome or solution
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Deprecate
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disparage or put down
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Deride
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to mock; ridicule
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Derivative
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unoriginal; obtain from another source
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Descry
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observe or discern
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Desuetude
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state of not being used
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Desultory
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random; haphazard; indiscriminate
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Detraction
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slandering, verbal attack
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Diaphenous
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delicate; allowing light to show through
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Dictum
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authoritative statement
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Didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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Diffident
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lacking self confidence
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Dilatory
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intended to delay
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Dilettante
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superficial interest in subject
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Din
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loud, sustained sound
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Dirge
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mournful speech
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Disabuse
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set right, free from error
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Discern
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percieve
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Discomfit
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embarrass or perplex
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Discordant
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confliting; dissonant or harsh in sound
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Discursive
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digressive
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Disinterested
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unbiased, neutral
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Disparage
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slight or belittle
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Disparate
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Fundamentally different
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Disscretion
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cautious in speech
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Dissemble
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present false appearnce
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Dissonance
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harsh or disagreeable combination
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Distend
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swell inflate bloat
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Dither
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act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Diurnal
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exsisting during the day
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Divine
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fortell or know by inspiriation
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Doctrinaire
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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality
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Doggerel
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trivial or poorlyconstructed verse
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Dogma
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firmily held opinion
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Dogmatic
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stubbornaly oppinianted
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Droll
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amusing in a wry subtle way
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Dross
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slag; worthless matter; impurity
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Dsitaff
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female branch of a family
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Dulcet
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pleasant-sounding
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Dynamo
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energetic person
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Dyspeptic
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suffering from indigestion
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