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discriminate | point out difference The baseball team _______ against the girl when they wouldn't let her play. |
disdain | arrogant,scorn The evil king looked upon his servants with _____. |
disinterested | not taking sides Trying to stay ______, the man didn't say which person he liked better. |
disparage | say uncomplimentary things The bully ______ the young boy in front of other and made him feel bad. |
disparate | different, unequal While they both had a ball, baseball and soccer are ______ teams and nothing alike. |
disseminate | to spread or scatter We passed out flyers on the lost dog to ____ his information. |
dissipate | dissolve, drift away The smoke ____ as soon as we opened the windows. |
dissolution | breaking up or dissolving Trying to stop the _____ of the team, the players agreed to walk off the field. |
distend | to swell A malnurished child has a ____ belly. |
distinguish | tell apart Because they wer identical twins, we could not _____ between them. |
founder | to fall, collapse The ship ______ shortly after its hull fell off. |
fraternal | like brothers Being friends for 20 years, the boys were _____. |
frenetic | frantic,frenzied The ____activity of the new puppy made it impossible for us to sleep. |
frugal | penny-pinching, cheap The poor elderly man had to be very ___with his money. |
furtive | secretive, sly The burglers were _____but they still were caught. |
futile | useless,hopeless Swept off in the huge wave, it was ___to try to save the surfboard. |
garrulous | talkatie; chatty Very social, Emily is a very ____girl. |
gauche | unskillful, awkward Always bumping into things, the clumsy boy was so ____. |
genre | a type of category Horror films are one ___, comedy is another. |
genteel | polite, refined Coming from English royalty, the little boy was very well mannered and _____. |
gesticulate | to make gestures After falling in the water the man _____to try to be noticed by the people on the beach. |