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Barron GRE word list - D
dabble
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
dais
raised platform for speakers or other important people
dally
trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
damn
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
dapper
neat and trim ; neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
dappled
spotted
dart
move or throw suddenly and quickly
daub
smear ; cover with something sticky; Ex. daub ones clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
daunt
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
dauntless
bold; fearless
dawdle
loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
daze
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.
dazzle
make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
dearth
scarcity
debacle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
debar
bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services
debase
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
debauch
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior
debilitate
weaken ; enfeeble
debonair
friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
debris
rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
debut
debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
decadence
decay; fall to a lower level ; ADJ. decadent
decant
pour off gently
decapitate
behead
decelerate
slow down
deciduous
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
decimate
kill ; destroy or kill a large part of
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
declivity
downward slope
decollete
having a low-cut neckline; CF. decolletage: low neckline
decomposition
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
decorous
proper
decorum
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
decoy
lure or bait; V.
decree
authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
decrepit
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
decrepitude
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly ; disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
deducible
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
deface
mar; disfigure
defalcate
embezzle
defame
harm someones reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
defeatist
resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
defect
shortcoming; V: desert
defection
desertion
defer
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
deference
courteous regard for anothers wish; courteous yielding to anothers wish or opinion ; ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
defiance
refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defile
pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
definitive
most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves ; N. defoliant
defray
provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
deft
neat; skillful
defunct
dead; no longer in use or existence
degenerate
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce in worth; demote ; reduce in rank
dehydrate
remove water from; dry out
deify
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
deign
condescend; stoop
delete
erase; strike out
deleterious
harmful
deliberate
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
delineate
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
delirium
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
delta
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
delude
deceive
deluge
flood; rush; V.
delusion
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
delusive
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
delve
dig; search deeply; investigate
demagogue
person who appeals to peoples prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
demean
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
Barron GRE word list - D
dabble
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
dainty
delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
dais
raised platform for speakers or other important people
dally
trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
damn
condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation
dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
dapper
neat and trim ; neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
dappled
spotted
dart
move or throw suddenly and quickly
daub
smear ; cover with something sticky; Ex. daub ones clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
daunt
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
dauntless
bold; fearless
dawdle
loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
daze
stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.
dazzle
make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
dearth
scarcity
debacle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
debar
bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services
debase
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
debauch
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior
debilitate
weaken ; enfeeble
debonair
friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
debris
rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
debut
debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
decadence
decay; fall to a lower level ; ADJ. decadent
decant
pour off gently
decapitate
behead
decelerate
slow down
deciduous
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
decimate
kill ; destroy or kill a large part of
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
declivity
downward slope
decollete
having a low-cut neckline; CF. decolletage: low neckline
decomposition
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
decorous
proper
decorum
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
decoy
lure or bait; V.
decree
authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
decrepit
weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
decrepitude
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly ; disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
deducible
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
deface
mar; disfigure
defalcate
embezzle
defame
harm someones reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
defeatist
resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
defect
shortcoming; V: desert
defection
desertion
defer
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
deference
courteous regard for anothers wish; courteous yielding to anothers wish or opinion ; ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
defiance
refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
defile
pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
definitive
most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves ; N. defoliant
defray
provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
deft
neat; skillful
defunct
dead; no longer in use or existence
degenerate
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce in worth; demote ; reduce in rank
dehydrate
remove water from; dry out
deify
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
deign
condescend; stoop
delete
erase; strike out
deleterious
harmful
deliberate
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
delineate
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
delirium
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
delta
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
delude
deceive
deluge
flood; rush; V.
delusion
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that
delusive
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
delve
dig; search deeply; investigate
demagogue
person who appeals to peoples prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
demean
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
