Barron’s GRE Word List (Vocabulary) Test Prep- Letter D
dabble
work at in a no serious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
He’s not working, he’s just dabbling
dais
raised platform for speakers or other important people
The dais was ornately decorated for the Chief Guest
dally
trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
You dally with time now, you repent later
dank
damp; unpleasantly wet
The cellar was dank
dapper
neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
The hero looks dapper in the designer wear
dappled
spotted
The dog had a dappled skin
daub
smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky;
He daubed his clothes with mud
daunt
intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
The warden daunts the children
dauntless
bold; fearless
She has a dauntless disposition
dawdle
loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
The boy just dawdled his way through the vacation
deadlock
standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
The situation is held in a deadlock
deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
He is such a deadpan, I hate talking to him
dearth
scarcity
There’s no dearth of talent in India
debacle
sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
Some famous political parties tasted debacle in the recent elections
debase
degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
They debased the value of dollar
debauch
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money
debilitate
weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
The obnoxious summer heat debilitated her spirits
debonair
(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
He’s a debonair gentleman
debris
rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
The golden idol was recovered from the debris
debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
The politician was debunked publicly
debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
As a debutante the young lady lacked proper presentation skills
debut
debut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
That was her debut movie
decadence
decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
Social decadence marked the Victorian era
decant
pour off gently (wine or liquid)
The wine was decanted into a cauldron
decapitate
behead
She decapitated a sunflower
decelerate
slow down
He decelerates the bobsled when he nears a curve
deciduous
falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves
It is a deciduous tree that shed’s its leaves
decimate
kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
The virus decimated a chunk of the populace
decipher
decode; CF. indecipherable
The code was hard to decipher
declivity
downward slope
The trekkers were cautioned about the declivity
décolleté
(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. décolleté: low neckline (on a dress)
The décolleté comes for a grand price
decree
authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
That was a presidential decree
decomposition
decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
Decomposed debris serves as manure
decorum
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
The students were advised to conduct themselves in decorum
decoy
lure or bait; V
They decoyed the ducks to an area right in front of the blind
decrepitude
state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
Decrepitude annihilated all his earning potential
decry
express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage;
The students decried the violence of modern films
deducible
derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
The formula is deducible
deface
mar; disfigure
The chemical has potential to deface one’s appearance
defame
harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
Her intention was to defame her in-laws
default
failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V
They lost their best client by sheer default
defeatist
resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
She opted for defeatist ways
defection
desertion
His defection to East Germany was regarded as treasonable
defect
shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
She tried to hide the defects of her child
defer
give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
We all defer to him in these matters
defiance
refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
His refusal amounted to defiance
defile
pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
The holy Ganges is defiled by her devotees
definitive
most reliable; authoritative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite
That was a definitive decision by the Supreme Court
deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
The river deflects after a few miles
defoliate
destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
The tree defoliates every winter
defray
provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
His father defrayed his monthly expenditure
defrock
strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
The priest stood defrocked
deft
neat; skillful
The performance was deft
defunct
dead; no longer in use or existence
The account is defunct
degenerate
become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse;
It is a degenerate species
degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
He was put through extreme degradation
dishonor
disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
He dishonored his wife publicly
dehydrate
remove water from; dry out
Dehydration is a laborious process
deify
turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
Public no longer deifies celebrities
deign
condescend; stoop
The President would not deign to discuss the matter with us
delete
erase; strike out
She deliberately deleted all the important files
deleterious
harmful
The chemical has deleterious effects
deliberate
consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow
The crew deliberated over the theory for a while
delineate
portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation
She delineated the state of Uttar Pradesh on the map with a red pencil
delirium
mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious
The drug induces a state of delirium
delta
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
The delta is a fertile land
delude
deceive
The executive deluded the customers to buying the product
deluge
flood; rush; V
She had to retrieve his application from a deluge of similar ones
delusion
false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur;
She no longer survives under the delusion that he loves her
delusive
deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hope
Keep away from those delusive promises
delve
dig; search deeply; investigate
Police wants to delve deeper into the case
demagogue
person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
He was once a demagogue, who people no longer respect
demean
disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave
She demeaned herself by accepting the dowry
demeanor
behavior; bearing
He has a suave demeanor
demented
insane
She seems to be demented
demise
death
His mother’s demise disturbed him
demographic
related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population
He insisted on a demographic data
demolition
destruction; V. demolish
The demolition of mosque triggered communal violence
demoniac(demoniacal)
fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil
He has a demoniac demeanor
demur
object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate
We all demur at the idea of working on Sunday
demure
(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure
Her demure manners attracted him
denigrate
blacken; defame
The malevolent politician tried to denigrate Muslims to gain quick recognition
denizen
(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor
They are the denizens of a local pub
denotation
meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation
“Poodle” is the denotation for a certain breed of dog
denouement
final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
Catastrophe is a synonym of denouement
denounce
condemn; criticize; N. denunciation
All the suggestions of the opposition were denounced
depict
portray
The protagonist of the play is depicted as a mafia goon
deplete
reduce; exhaust
Pollution depletes the ozone layer
deplore
regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; They survived in deplorable living conditions
deploy
spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
Military forces were deployed in various parts of the city
depose
dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
He was deposed owing to his immoral conduct
deposition
testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning
Deposition of the documents with the Library of Congress
depravity
extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave
He was castigated for his depravity
deprecate
express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory
He made acerbic deprecatory comments
depreciate
lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
The value of dollar depreciated
depredation
plundering; destruction
“[Carnegie Hall has] withstood the wear and tear of enthusiastic music lovers and the normal depredations of time”
deranged
insane
He got deranged owing to extreme familial pressures
derelict
negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person
The derelict car had military arms
dereliction
neglect of duty; abandonment
He got suspended owing to dereliction of duties
deride
ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect
The film’s plot was derided by the critics
derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
It is a derivative prose style
derivation
deriving; origin or source of something
The derivation of the word
dermatologist
one who studies the skin and its diseases
Mr. Sanjay is a noted Dermatologist
derogatory
expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
It was hard to bear his derogatory comments
descry
catch sight of (something distant)
The lookout descried land
desiccate
dry up
The pickle is desiccated
desolate
(of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless
She was kept in a desolate place
desperado
reckless, desperate outlaw
He was a born desperado
desperate
having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort
Her ways have become desperate
despise
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible
He was despised for his lifestyle
despoil
plunder; sack
The burglars despoiled the village
despondent
without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
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why there is only upto de- where are do- and du- s?
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