ACC English Vocabulary - November

Vocab words for the month of November.

Criterion (n)

A norm, a standard, a model

Cursory (adj)

Hasty, superficial

Dearth (n)

A scarcity, a shortage

Debilitate (v)

To weaken, to undermine

Decadence (n)

Decay, ruin

Deference (n)

Honor, great respect

Delineate (v)

To depict, to describe, to show

Denunciation (n)

Open condemnation, public disapproval

Deprecate (v)

To put down, to express disapproval of

Desecrate (v)

To violate, to lay waste, to destroy

Destitute (adj)

Very poor, needy

Deter (v)

To hinder, to discourage

Diatribe (n)

A verbal attack, a bitter, critical speech

Didactic (n)

Instructional, for teaching purposes

Diminution (n)

A decrease, a lessening

Discerning (adj)

Insightful, perceptive

Disparage (v)

To degrade, to belittle, to put down

Disparity (n)

Inequality, difference

Disposition (n)

Temperament, nature, personality

Dissipated (adj)

Wasted, disheveled, drunken

Dissipated (v)

Squandered, scattered

Dogmatic (adj)

Arrogant, stubborn

Dormant (adj)

Asleep, inactive

Duplicity (n)

Deceitfulness, double-dealing

Ebb (v)

To decline, to become weaker

Eclectic (adj)

Taken from different sources, diversified