4/9/13

  1. Diatribe
    an abusive, condemnatory speech

    syn- fulmination, jeremiad, harangue, invective, malediction, obloquy, tirade
  2. Diffident
    lacking self-confidence

    syn- backward, demur, coy, retiring
  3. Dilate
    to make larger; to expand

    syn- elaborate, expatiate
  4. Dilatory
    intended to delay

    syn- flaggning, laggard
  5. Dilettant
    someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

    syn- tyro, dabbler
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212306
Card Set
4/9/13
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Today's 5 words
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