Vocabulary and Synonyms

To dissuade means to persuade someone NOT to do something. Option A correctly captures this meaning. The other options are unrelated vocabulary words.

To distend means to expand, swell, or stretch out, typically from internal pressure. Option A correctly defines this as 'expand.' The other options are unrelated distractors.

Distinct means clearly different or distinguishable from others. The other options refer to different concepts: compost is a mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer, rim is the uppermost edge of a cup, and sensuous means devoted to sensory pleasures.

Distinction can mean honor or recognition conferred on someone - a mark of excellence or achievement. The other options refer to different concepts: serenity is mental calmness, brindled describes tawny or grayish with streaks or spots, and sensuous means giving pleasure to the senses.

Distinctive means having a quality or characteristic that makes something clearly different from others of the same kind. The other options refer to different concepts: combine means to mix together, brink is an edge at the top of a cliff, and pithy means concise and forcefully expressive.

Distort means to twist or pull out of shape, or to misrepresent the true meaning of something. The other options refer to different concepts: include means to contain as part of a whole, sprightly means quick and active, and sentient means capable of sensation and conscious thought.

Distract means to draw away someone's attention from something - to prevent concentration. The other options refer to different concepts: broad means wide in extent, bristle refers to short stiff hair, and sentimental means swayed by emotion or feeling.

Divine can mean to perceive intuitively or through something like magic - to discover or guess something without obvious reasoning. The other options refer to different concepts: enchain means to link as in a chain, incubate means to sit on eggs to hatch them, and serrated means having a sawtoothed edge.

Divulge means to reveal or make information known - to expose something secret. The other options refer to different concepts: concave means hollow or curved inward, endure means to tolerate or suffer through something, and servile means slavish or excessively submissive.

Docile means obedient, compliant, or easily managed - ready to accept control or instruction. The other options refer to different concepts: admit means to confess or acknowledge, bully means to intimidate or mistreat, and bondage refers to slavery or the state of being bound.

Doctrinaire means rigidly applying a doctrine or theory without practical flexibility or willingness to compromise. Option A precisely captures this inflexible adherence to doctrine. Option B describes 'concentric', C describes 'contuse', and D describes 'asperity' or harshness.

Dogged describes someone who shows determination and persistence, refusing to give up despite obstacles. Like a dog that won't let go of a bone, a dogged person is unrelenting in pursuit of their goal. A 'dogged effort' means you kept trying despite difficulties.

Doggerel refers to poorly written, irregular verse or poetry that lacks artistic merit. It's crude, comic, or trivial verse, often with forced or clumsy rhymes. Unlike formal poetry, doggerel is intentionally or unintentionally bad poetry. The other options (secret meeting, stupid person, ruin) are unrelated.

Dogmatic means being opinionated and inclined to lay down principles as undeniably true, without accepting any other viewpoints. It comes from 'dogma' (a belief or set of beliefs considered authoritative). Unlike 'decisive' (making firm choices), dogmatic people reject debate and insist their beliefs are facts.