1. Building an Enriched Vocabulary
Lesson 13

2. Lesson 13 Vocabulary Dilapidated Discourse Divulge
Dilatory Discriminate Docile
Diligent Disparage Dormant
Dire Disparity Drastic
Discomfit Distraught Duplicity

3. Fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect.
Dilapidated
Adjective
Definition:
Fallen into disrepair or partial ruin, usually through neglect.

4. Inclined to put things off, intended to postpone something.
Dilatory
Adjective
Definition:
Inclined to put things off, intended to postpone something.

5. Hardworking; thorough and persistent.
Diligent
Adjective
Definition:
Hardworking; thorough and persistent.

6. Dire Definition: Dreadful or disastrous; bleak or cheerless. Urgent
Adjective
Definition:
Dreadful or disastrous; bleak or cheerless.
Urgent

7. Discomfit Verb Definition: To defeat or frustrate completely
To perplex, confuse, or embarrass completely.

8. Discourse Noun and Verb Definition:
Noun: An oral exchange of ideas or conversation; a lengthy discussion, either written or spoken.
Verb: To talk about or discuss in length.

9. Discriminate Definition:
Verb
Definition:
To distinguish between two or more things, often by perceiving minute differences.
To behave unfairly toward a person or group because of prejudice.

10. To speak slightly of or undervalue.
Disparage
Verb
Definition:
To speak slightly of or undervalue.

11. Difference or inequality, as of age, character, or quality.
Disparity
Noun
Definition:
Difference or inequality, as of age, character, or quality.

12. Deeply distressed or agitated.
Distraught
Adjective
Definition:
Deeply distressed or agitated.

13. To make known; to make public.
Divulge
Verb
Definition:
To make known; to make public.

14. Easy to manage, teach, train, or discipline; easygoing.
Docile
Adjective
Definition:
Easy to manage, teach, train, or discipline; easygoing.

15. Inactive, as if in sleep; suspended in use, growth, or development.
Dormant
Adjective
Definition:
Inactive, as if in sleep; suspended in use, growth, or development.

16. Violently forceful and swift; extreme.
Drastic
Adjective
Definition:
Violently forceful and swift; extreme.

17. Deliberate deception in speech or conduct.
Duplicity
Noun
Definition:
Deliberate deception in speech or conduct.