vocab quiz 3

defunct

no longer working

demagogue

a political leader who appeals to the prejudices of the common people

demur

show reluctance; raise objections

denigrate

disparage (little worth)

despot

tyrant

diaphanous

light and translucent

dirge

song of lament for the dead

discomfit

make someone uncomfortable

disparate

different from one another

disrepute

state of disgrace

duplicity

deceitfulness

duress

intimidation or coercion to force someone to preform an act

eclectic

wide-ranging

edict

an official order

ebullient

cheerful and lively

effluvia

unpleasant odor

egregious

outstandingly bad

elegy

a poem of reflection, typically a lament for the dead

elicit

evoke or draw out

eloquent

well-spoken

elude

escape one’s grasp

emollient

soothing

empirical

based on (as evidence)

emulate

imitate

enervate

weaken; drain of energy

engender

bring about

ephemeral

short-lived

equanimity

mental calmness

equivocal

ambigious

evanescent

fading quickly from sight