Word List 14

Front 1

dichotomy

Back 1

split, branching into two contradictory parts

Hint 1

it is the classic dichotomy of final year of college.

Front 2

dictum

Back 2

saying

Hint 2

there ia an old dictum, publish or perish.

Front 3

didactic

Back 3

instructional

Hint 3

he instructed in a clear didactic language.

Front 4

diffidence

Back 4

shyness

Hint 4

to become a salesperson, i have to overcome my diffidence.

Front 5

diffuse

Back 5

wordy

Hint 5

he was good at writing diffuse manuscripts.

Front 6

digression

Back 6

wandering away from the subject

Hint 6

jindal sir's digressions were more interesting than the topics of the day.

Front 7

dilatory

Back 7

intentionally delaying

Hint 7

if you are dilatory in paying your bills, your credit will suffer.

Front 8

dilettante

Back 8

aimless follower of the arts

Hint 8

without painstaking work, any artist remains a dilettante.

Front 9

dint

Back 9

means, effort

Hint 9

by dint of his abilities, he won the games.

Front 10

dire

Back 10

disastrous

Hint 10

the house was in dire shape.

Front 11

dirge

Back 11

mournful song

Hint 11

the funeral dirge stirred us to tears.

Front 12

disabuse

Back 12

correct a false impression

Hint 12

i will disabuse you of your impression of my client's guilt.

Front 13

disaffected

Back 13

disloyal

Hint 13

his once loyal friend started becoming disaffected.

Front 14

disapprobation

Back 14

disapproval

Hint 14

her mother showed disapprobation on her spendings.

Front 15

disarray

Back 15

untidy state

Hint 15

after the party, the house was in total disarray.

Front 16

disavowal

Back 16

denial

Hint 16

he engaged in such acts even after her disavowal.

Front 17

disband

Back 17

disperse

Hint 17

the panel disbanded after the initial poor response.

Front 18

disburse

Back 18

pay out

Hint 18

when you disburse money, get a receipt.

Front 19

discernible

Back 19

perceivable

Hint 19

the vehicles before us were not discernible in the fog.

Front 20

discerning

Back 20

having insight

Hint 20

she was discerning enough to find out who her real friends were.

Front 21

discombobulated

Back 21

confused

Hint 21

there were hundreds of discombobulated tourists on the streets.

Front 22

discomfit

Back 22

defeat

Hint 22

this statergy will discomfit the enemies.

Front 23

disconcert

Back 23

upset, embarass, confuse

Hint 23

he makes the ball deviate in either way to disconcert the players.

Front 24

disconsolate

Back 24

sad

Hint 24

the death of his wife left him disconsolate.

Front 25

discordant

Back 25

conflicting

Hint 25

nothing is more discordant than the sound of tuning up of orchestra.

Front 26

discount

Back 26

disregard

Hint 26

be prepared to discount what he has to say.

Front 27

discourse

Back 27

conversation, formal discussion

Hint 27

he went to hear the political discourse at the ground.

Front 28

discursive

Back 28

digressing

Hint 28

his conversations were always discursive.

Front 29

disdain

Back 29

view with scorn

Hint 29

mother showed disdain for the fashion.

Front 30

disenfranchise

Back 30

deprive of a civil right

Hint 30

many voters were disenfranchised due to the rule.

Front 31

disgruntle

Back 31

make discontented

Hint 31

the passengers were disgruntled by the delays.

Front 32

disingenuous

Back 32

insincere

Hint 32

he was a completely disingenuous politician.

Front 33

disinterested

Back 33

unprejudiced

Hint 33

he was a disinterested investigator.

Front 34

disparage

Back 34

belittle

Hint 34

she was more likely to praise his art than disparage him.

Front 35

disparate

Back 35

unrelated

Hint 35

both had disparate notions of marriage.