English Vocab (De-, Tract-, Con-) English 9 Honors

Derogatory

(adj.) expressing a low opinion or lack of respect; insulting, disrespectful

Decadence

(n.) the state of falling into low conduct; moral decline often associated with excessive indulgence.

Decadent

(adj.) referring to excessive indulgence and moral decline

Debunk

(v.) to expose as false; to reduce the inflated reputation of (someone), especially by ridicule.

Detract

(v.) to reduce or take away the value of

Detractor

(n.) a person who habitually criticizes another

Denounce

(v.) to bring down the reputation of someone or something by publicly declaring it to be wrong or evil

Defer

(v.) to put off (an action) for a future time; to postpone, also, to yield respectfully in judgment or opinion.

Deference

(n.) respect for the wishes of others; humble submission

Defenestrate

To throw a person out of a window

Defenestration

(n.) the act of throwing a person out of a window.

Intractable

(adj.) difficult or impossible to manage; incapable of being pulled or controlled

Retract

(v.) To draw back, to take back in

Retraction

(n.) a withdrawal of a statement, accusation, or undertaking

Extract

to draw out, to pull

Detract

(v.) to reduce or take away the value of

Detractor

(n.) a person who insults someone or something, especially on a continual basis.

Protract

(v.) to pull or draw further; to drag out

Contraction

(n.) the act of decreasing or drawing in; also, in grammar, the shortening of a word or group of words by the omission of a sound or letter.

Contractual

(adj.) relating to a signed agreement (one that pulls together the desires of different parties)

Commiserate

(v.) to feel pity; to sympathize with another

Congregate

(v.) to come together, especially in large numbers

Congregation

(n.) a group of people assembles, especially for religious worship

Consensus

(n.) general or unanimous agreement; agreement with others

Concord

(n.) agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; harmony in attitudes, feelings

Convivial

(adj.) fond of feasting, drinking, and being with others in lively company; jovial

Condone

(v.) to disregard or overlook (something illegal or objectionable); to side with a wrong-doer

Conflate

(v.) to bring together; to fuse, to confuse, to combine

Laconic

(adj.) to speak with few words

Contrite

(adj.) feeling or expressing sincere remorse or guilt

Contrition

(n.) the state of feeling remorseful