More Word Smart [Week 11]

Disquiet (dis•KWYE•ut)

(v): To make uneasy

Dissemble (di•SEM•bul)

(v): To conceal the real nature of; To act or speak falsely in order to deceive

Dissent (di•SENT)

(v): To disagree; To withhold approval

Disservice (di•SUR•vus)

(n): A harmful action; An ill turn

Dissident (DIS•uh•dunt)

(n): A person who disagrees or dissents

Dissuade (di•SWAYD)

(v): To persuade not to

Distinct (di•STINKT)

(adj): Seperate; Different; Clear and unmistakable

Diurnal (dye•UR•nul)

(adj): Occurring every day; Occurring during the daytime

Divine (di•VYNE)

(v): To intuit; To prophesy

Divulge (di•VULJ)

(v): To reveal, especially to reveal something that has been a secret

Document (DOK•yuh•ment)

(v): To support with evidence, especially written evidence

Doldrums (DOHL•drumz)

(n): Low spirits; A state of inactivity

Doleful (DOHL•ful)

(adj): Sorrowful; Filled with grief

Dolt (dohlt)

(n): A stupid person; A dunce

Dotage (DOH•tij)

(n): Senility; Foolish affection

Double Entendre (DUH•bul•awn•TAWN•druh)

(n): A word or phrase having a double meaning, especially when the second meaning is risque

Dour (door)

(adj): Forbidding; Severe; Gloomy

Downcast (DOWN•kast)

(adj): Directed downward; Dejected

Downplay (DOWN•play)

(v): To minimize; To represent as being insignificant

Draconian (dray•KOH•nee•un)

(adj): Harsh; Severe; Cruel

Droll (drohl)

(adj): Humorous; Amusing in an odd, often understated, way

Dross (drahs)

(n): Worthless stuff, especially worthless stuff arising from the production of valuable stuff

Duress (doo•RES)

(n): Coercion; Compulsion by force or threat

Ebb (eb)

(v): To diminish; To recede

Ecclesiastical (i•klee•zee•AS•ti•kul)

(adj): Having to do with the church

Eclipse (i•KLIPS)

(v): To block the light of; To overshadow; To reduce the significance of; To surpass

Ecosystem (EK•oh•sis•tum)

(n): A community of organisms and the physical environment in which they live

Edict (EE•dikt)

(n): An official decree

Edifice (ED•uh•fis)

(n): A big, imposing building

Effectual (i•FEK•choo•ul)

(adj): Effective; Adequate

Efficacy (EF•i•kuh•see)

(n): Effectiveness

Effigy (EF•uh•jee)

(n): A likeness of someone, especially one used in expressing hatred for the person of whom it is a likeness

Elation (i•LAY•shun)

(n): A feeling of great joy