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Vocab 21


1.       Deft: Skillful
The girl was deft and learnt the craft rapidly.
S: Dexterous
A: Clumsy

2.       Defalcate: To steal
The bureaucrat who was indicted for defalcation was sentenced to two years imprisonment.
S: Embezzle

3.       Deleterious: Harmful
Tobacco is deleterious to health
S: Injurious
A: Helpful, Salubrious

4.       Delineate: To describe
The main characteristics are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
S: Depict, Outline

5.       Deluge: Great flood
This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.

6.       Delusion: A false belief
He is under the delusion that he will be promoted this year.
S: Illusion
A: Revere
7.       Denounce: To criticize something or someone strongly and publicly.
The government’s economic policy has been denounced on all sides.

8.       Deplete: To use up (resources)
If we continue to deplete the Earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
S: Empty, Drain
A: Fill, Enlarge

9.       Depreciate: To lessen in value
The value of landed property will not depreciate at least for next five years.

10.   Deride: To laugh (bad activity)
To deride a handicapped person is one of the worst forms of moral depravity.
S: Taunt

11.   Descry: To discover
When Ulysses and his men descried land after the several days of sailing, they were overcome with joy.

12.   Desiccate: To dry out completely
These clothes must be desiccated by the afternoon.

13.   Desultory: Aimless
A desultory approach to studies leads you nowhere.
S: Irregular
A: Regular

14.   Heinous: Very bad and shocking
Her mother felt down on hearing the heinous news of her daughter.

15.   Diligent: Hardworking
Diligence is one of the most prerequisites for success.
S: Assiduous
A: Lethargic


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