6/10 act vocab

Daunt

to make fearful; to intimidate

Dearth

lack; scarcity

Debacle

violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat

Debase

to lower in quality or value; to degrade

Debauchery

wild living; excessive intemperance

Debilitate

to weaken; to cripple

Debunk

to expose the nonsense of

Decadent

decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals

Decimate

to kill or destroy a large part of

Decorous

proper; in good taste; orderly

Decree

an official order, usually having the force of law

Decry

to put down; to denounce

Deduce

to conclude from the evidence; to infer

Deem

to judge; to consider

Defame

to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

Deference

submission to another's will; respect; courtesy

Deficit

a shortage, especially of money

Defile

to make filthy or foul; to desecrate

Definitive

conclusive; providing the last word

Deft

skillful

Defunct

no longer in effect; no longer in existence

Degenerate

to break down; to deteriorate

Degrade

to lower in dignity or status; to corrupt; to deteriorate

Deign

to condescend; to think in accordance with one's dignity (to do something)

Deity

a god or goddess

Dejected

depressed; disheartened

Delectable

delightful; delicious

Deleterious

harmful

Delineate

to describe accurately; to draw in outline

Delinquent

neglecting a duty or law; late in payment

Delude

to deceive

Deluge

a flood; an inundation

Delve

to search or study intensively

Demagogue

a leader who uses prejudice to get more power

Demeanor

behavior; manner

Demise

death

Demography

the statistical study of characteristics of populations

Demur

to object; to take exception

Demure

shy; reserved; sedate

Denizen

inhabitant

Denomination

a classification; a category name

Denote

to signify; to indicate; to mark

Denounce

to condemn

Depict

to portray, especially in a picture; to describe

Deplete

to decrease the supply of; to exhaust; to use up

Deplore

to regret; to condemn; to lament

Deploy

to station soldiers or armaments strategically; to arrange strategically

Depose

to remove from office or position of power

Depravity

extreme wickedness or corruption

Deprecate

to express disapproval of

Depredate

to prey upon; to plunder

Deride

to ridicule; to laugh at contemptuously

Derelict

neglectful; delinquent; deserted

Derogatory

disapproving; degrading

Desiccate

to dry out

Desist

to stop doing (something)

Despondent

extremely depressed; full or despair

Despot

an absolute ruler; an autocrat

Destitute

extremely poor; utterly lacking

Desultory

without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

Devout

deeply religious; fervent

Dextrous

skillful; adroit

Dialectical

relating to the discussions; relating to the rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes

Diatribe

a bitter, abusive denunciation

Dichotomy

division into two parts, especially contradictory ones

Dictum

an authoritative saying; an adage; a maxim; a proverb

Didactic

intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

Diffident

timid; lacking in self-confidence

Diffuse

to cause to spread out; to cause to disperse; to disseminate

Digress

to stray from the main subject