Vocab list 3

all vocab words from list 3 only

Criterion

A norm, a standard, a model

Cursory

hasty, superficial

dearth

a scarcity, a shortage

debilitate

to weaken, to undermine

decadence

decay, ruin

deference

honor, great respect

delineate

to depict, to describe, to show

denunciation

open condemnation, public disapproval

deprecate

To put down, to express disapproval of

destitute

very poor, needy

deter

to hinder, to prevent, to discourage

diatribe

a verbal attack, a bitter, critical speech

didactic

instructional, for teaching purposes

diminution

a decrease, a lessening

discerning

insightful, perceptive

disparage

to belittle, to degrade, to put down

disparity

inequality, difference

disposition

temperament, nature, personality

dissipated (adj)

wasted, disheveled, drunken

dissipated (v)

squandered, scattered

dogmatic

arrogant, stubborn

dormant

asleep, inactive

duplicity

deceitfulness, double dealing

ebb

to decline, to become weaker

eclectic

taken from different sources, diversified

Desecrate

To violate, to lay waste, to destroy