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PCAT Vocab for D
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Undergraduate 3
06/28/2010

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Term
daunt
Definition

to discourage, intimidate

 

 

"Daunting man"

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dearth
Definition
lack, scarcity, insuffiency
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debase
Definition
to degrade or lower in quality of stature
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debauch
Definition
to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty, indulge
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debilitate
Definition
to weaken, enfeedble
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Debunk
Definition
to discredit, disapprove
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Debutante
Definition
young woman making debut in high society
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decapitate
Definition
to behead
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decathlon
Definition
athletic contest with ten events
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deciduous
Definition
losing leaves in the fall, short-lived, temporary
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declivity
Definition
downward slope
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decorous
Definition
proper, tasteful, socially correct
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decorum
Definition
proper behavior, etiquette
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Decry
Definition
to belittle, openly condemn
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deface
Definition
to mar the appearance of, vandalize
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defamatory
Definition
slanderous, injurious to the reputation
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defendant
Definition
person required to answer a legal action or suit
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deferential
Definition
respectful and polite in a submissive way
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defile
Definition
to dirty, spoil, to disgrace, to dishonor
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definitive
Definition
clear-cut, explicit or decisive
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deflation
Definition
decrease, depreciation
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deform
Definition
to disfigure, distort
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deft
Definition
skillful, dexterous
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defunct
Definition
no longer existing, dead, extinct
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delectable
Definition
appetizing, delicious
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delegate (v)
Definition
to give powers to another
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deleterious
Definition
harmful, destructive, detrimental
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delineation
Definition
depiction, representation
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delta
Definition
tidal deposit at the mouth of a river
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deluge (n)
Definition
flood
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deluge (v)
Definition
to submerge, overwhelm
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demagogue
Definition
leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice
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demarcation
Definition
borderline, act of defining or marking a boundary or distinction
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demean
Definition
to degrade, humiliate, humble
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demographics
Definition
data relating to study of human population
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demote
Definition
to reduce to a lower grade or rank
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demotion
Definition
lowering in rank or grade
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demur
Definition
to express doubt or objections
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demystify
Definition
to remove mysetery from, clarify
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denigrate
Definition
to slur or blacken someone's reputation
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denounce
Definition
to accuse, to blame
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denude
Definition
to make bare, uncover, undress
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denunciation
Definition
public condemnation
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depict
Definition
to describe, to represent
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deplete
Definition
to use up, to exhaust
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deplore
Definition
to express or feel disapproval of, regret strongly
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deploy
Definition
to spread out strategically over an area
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depose
Definition
to remove from a high position, as from a throne
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depravity
Definition
sinfulness, moral corruption
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deprecate
Definition
to belittle, disparage
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depreciate
Definition
to lose value gradually
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deride
Definition
to mock, to ridicule, make fun of
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derivative
Definition
copied or adapted, not original
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derive
Definition
to originate, take from a certain source
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derogate
Definition
to belittle, disparage
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desecrate
Definition
to abuse something sacred
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dessicate
Definition
to dry completely, dehydrate
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desist
Definition
to stop doing something
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despondent
Definition
feeling discouraged and dejected
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despot
Definition
tyrannical ruler
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destitute
Definition
very poor, poverty stricken
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desultory
Definition
at random, rambling, unmethodical
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deter
Definition
to discourage, prevent from happening
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determinate
Definition
having defined limit, conclusive
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detrimental
Definition
causing harm or injury
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deviate
Definition
to stray, wander
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deviation
Definition
departure, exception, anomaly
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devoid
Definition
totally lacking
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devout
Definition
deeply religious
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dexterous
Definition
skilled physically or mentally
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diabolical
Definition
fiendish, wicked
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dialect
Definition
regional style of speaking
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diaphanous
Definition
allowing light to show through, delicate
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diatribe
Definition
bitter verbal attack
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dichotomy
Definition
division into two parts
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dictum
Definition
authoritative statement, popular statement
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didactic
Definition
excessively instructive
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differentiate
Definition
to distinguish between two items
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diffidence
Definition
shyness, lack of confidence
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diffract
Definition
to cause to separate into parts, esp light
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diffuse
Definition
widely spread out
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digress
Definition
to turn aside, to stray from the main point
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dilapidated
Definition
in despair, run down, neglected
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dilate
Definition
to enlarge, swell, extend
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dilatory
Definition
slow, tending to delay
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diluvial
Definition
relating to a flood
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diminutive
Definition
small
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diplomacy
Definition
discretion, tact
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dirge
Definition
funeral hymn
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disaffected
Definition
discontented and disloyal
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disarray
Definition
clutter, disorder
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disband
Definition
to break up
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bisbar
Definition
to expel from legal prfession
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disburse
Definition
to pay out
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discern
Definition
to percieve something obscure
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disclaim
Definition

to deny, disavow

 

 

"revoke a claim, deny"

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disclose
Definition

to confess, divulge

 

"disclose the details"

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disconcerting
Definition

bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

 

 

"when you are bewildering, you tend to have a lot of concern"

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discordant
Definition

harsh-sounding, badly out of tune

 

 

"concordant, not having the right tune"

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discredit
Definition

to dishonor or disgrace

 

 

 

"not have credit to your name"

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discredited
Definition

disbelieved, discounted, disgraced, dishonored

 

 

"not to have credit to your name"

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discrepency
Definition
difference between
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discretionary
Definition
subject to one's own judgement
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discursive
Definition

wandering from topic to topic

 

"cursive, goes from place to place"

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disdain
Definition

to regard with scorn and contempt

 

 

"not daintly"

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disdainful
Definition

contemptuous, scornful

 

 

"not dainty"

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disengaged
Definition

disconnected, disassociated

 

"disengaged the rocketship"

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disgorge
Definition

to vomit, discharge violently

 

 

"to gorge out, vomit"

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disheveled
Definition

untidy, disarranged, unkempt

 

 

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disinclined
Definition

averse, unwilling, lacking desire

 

 

"not inclined to do something"

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disparage
Definition

to belittle, speak disrespectfully about

 

"rage- someone belittling makes you go in a rage"

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disparate
Definition

dissimilar, different in kind

 

"disapparate in similarity"

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disparity
Definition

contrast, dissimilarity

 

 

"not paired, completely different"

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dispassionate
Definition

free from emotion, impartial, unbiased

 

 

 

"not passionate"

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dispel
Definition

to drive out or scatter

 

"when you dispel something, it scatters"

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dispense
Definition

to distribute, administer

 

 

"dispense pharmacist"

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dispense with
Definition

to suspend the operation of, do without

 

"dispense with, suspends the operation without"

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disperse
Definition
to break up, scatter
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dispirit
Definition

to dishearten, make dejected

 

 

"not spririted, sad"

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disrepute
Definition

disgrace, dishonor

 

 

"dis on your rep"

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dissemble
Definition

to pretend, disguise one's motives

 

"not ressemble your original motives"

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disseminate
Definition

to spread far and wide

 

"like semen, this is goes far and wide"

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dissension
Definition

difference in opinion

 

"dis the tension is still there"

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dissipate
Definition
to scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess
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dissociate
Definition
to separate, remove from association
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dissonant
Definition
harsh and unpleasant sounding
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dissuade
Definition

to presuade someone to alter original intentions

 

 

"dis pursuade someone"

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distend
Definition

to swell, inflate, bloat

 

"like extend"

Term
distraught
Definition
very worried and distressed
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distrust (N)
Definition
disbelief and suspicion
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dither (v)
Definition

to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose

 

 

"to be all in a dither"

Term
dirunal
Definition

daily

 

"diario, daily"

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divine (v)
Definition

to fortell or know by inspiration

 

"divinition, like something of a prophecy"

Term
divisive
Definition

creating disunity or conflict

 

"dividing, you make contact this way"

Term
docile
Definition

tame, willing to be taught

 

 

"JJ was docile when he was a pup"

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doctrinaire
Definition

rigidly devoted to theories

 

 

"Doctrine, rigid theories"

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dogged (adj)
Definition

persistent, stubborn

 

"like a dog, stubborn"

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dogmatic
Definition
rigidly fixed in opinion, opiniated
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doleful
Definition

sad, mournful

 

"dole fruit, you get fruit baskets at mournful times"

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dolt
Definition

idiot, dimwit, foolish person

 

"dolting dimwit"

Term
domineer
Definition
to rule over something in a tyrannical way
Term
donor
Definition
benefactor, contributor
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dormant
Definition

at rest, inactive, in suspended animation

 

"something that is hiding and sleeping"

Term
dotard
Definition

senile old person

 

"Doting old retard"

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doting
Definition

excessively fond, loving in excess

 

 

"a wife dotes on her loving husband"

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dour
Definition

sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

 

"like sour seeming"

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dowry
Definition
money or property given by a bride to her husband
Term
draft (v)
Definition

to plan, outline, to recruit, conscript

 

 

"draft up an outline, like "craft" up and outline"

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drivel
Definition

stupid talk, slobber

 

 

"drooling trivial talk"

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droll
Definition

amusing in a wry, subtle way

 

"like dry lol"

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dross
Definition

waste produced during metal smelting, garbage

 

"dirty sewer stuff"

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dulcet
Definition

pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

 

"dulce"

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dupe (v)
Definition
to decieve, trick
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dupe (n)
Definition

fool, pawn

 

Term
duplicity
Definition

deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

 

"duping someone by use of deception"

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durability
Definition
strength, sturdiness
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duration
Definition
period of time that something lasts
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duress
Definition

threat or force or intimidation, inprisonment

 

 

 

"like a duchess that is trapped away from the rest of the world"

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dyseptic
Definition

suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable

 

"septic tank is gross and gloomy and irritable"

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