ACT Vocab 3

cumbersome

burdensome; troublesome; unwiedly

decieve

to mislead by false information; delude; trick

deference

respectful submission or yielding to the judgment

deficiency

lack; incompleteness

depict

to represent or portray in words; describe

deplete

to decrease or exhaust the abundance or supply of a resource: overuse; scarce

desolate

barren or laid waste

derive

to receive or obtain; deduce

devoid

lacking; not possessing

dexterity

skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility

digress

to deviate or wander away from the main topic; stray away

diminish

to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important; lessen; reduce

discrepancy

an instance of difference or inconsistency

dismantle

to disassemble or pull down; take apart

distinctiveness

having a special quality, style, attractiveness; notable; distinguishing

dominant

ruling, governing, or controlling

efficient

achieving maximum productivity

eliminate

to completely remove or get rid of

eminent

high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished

engrossed

to completely occupy the mind; obsessed

erode

to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration; wear away

estimate

to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth

eternal

without beginning or end

exemplify

to show or illustrate by example

expand

to use up; disburse; spend