GRE | List of words to enhance your vocabulary with alphabet ‘D’
Set-4 :
The list of 10 most common root words with alphabet ‘D’ with their meaning and examples is as follows:
No | Root | Meaning | Examples | Meaning |
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1 | dict | speak | edict | command |
predict | say beforehand | |||
malediction | curse | |||
2 | dia | across through | diameter | a straight line passing from side to side through the centre of a figure |
diastole | the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood | |||
3 | dis | apart/not | dissension | disagreement of opinion |
diffident | lacking self confidence | |||
disabuse | undeceive | |||
4 | DEM | people | democracy | government by the people |
endemic | peculiar to a particular person or locality | |||
pandemic | general, universal | |||
5 | dub | doubt | dubiety | doubtfulness |
dubious | doubtful | |||
indubitable | unquestionable | |||
6 | dys | faulty | dysfunctional | poorly functioning |
dyspepsia | impaired digestion | |||
dystrophy | faulty or inadequate nutrition or development | |||
7 | dox | belief | orthodox | conservative |
paradox | contradiction | |||
heterodox | unorthodox | |||
8 | duo / du | two | dual | double |
duology | a pair of related novels, plays, or films | |||
9 | de | reduce / remove | deescalate | reduce the intensity of |
defenestrate | remove or dismiss (someone) from a position of power or authority | |||
decelerate | reduce or cause to reduce in speed | |||
10 | dulc | sweet | dulcet | pleasing |
dulcified | sweetened | |||
dulcimer | a musical instrument |
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