Vocabulary and Synonyms

Dregs means the sediment, particles, or matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid. It refers to the residue left after liquid has been poured off. The other options describe unrelated concepts.

Dribble means to flow or fall in drops, like water from a leaky faucet. It describes liquid movement in small quantities. The other options describe different concepts - youthful relates to age, inexplicable means unexplainable, and comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a simile.

Drip means to fall or let fall in drops, referring to liquid falling gradually. It's similar to dribble but focuses on the falling action. Area of thick skin (callus), complete agreement, and smirk are unrelated meanings.

Drivel means nonsense or foolish talk - literally or figuratively 'saliva' flowing from the mouth. It implies senseless or boring content. Heat-producing, invulnerable, and oversimplified describe different concepts entirely.

Droll means queer and amusing - odd in a funny way. It describes something strangely humorous. Malicious misrepresentation is slander, unsatisfied means not content, and feign means to pretend.

Droop means to bend or hang downward from weakness or lack of support - like wilting flowers or heavy eyelids. A shell carved in relief is a cameo, violent means forceful, and tough meat is difficult to chew.

Dross means waste matter - the impurities or worthless material separated from metal during smelting. Metaphorically, it means anything worthless or trivial. A group sharing a cause is a faction, strange means unusual, and sole means only one.

Drudge means to do drudgery - to perform dull, tedious, or menial work. A drudge is someone who works hard at boring tasks. Unfounded rumor is a canard, and the other options describe different concepts.

Drudgery means hard unpleasant work - tedious, menial, or monotonous labor. It's the noun form related to drudge. Frankness is candor, unscrupulous means unethical, and twisting describes distortion.

"Dubious" means hesitating, doubting, or morally suspect and questionable. Distractors like "related to dogs" (canine) or "boorish" (churlish) are incorrect.

Ductile means malleable - capable of being drawn out into wire or hammered thin without breaking. It describes materials like metals that can be shaped. Ulcerous sore relates to wounds, anointing is applying oil, and sceptic is a doubter.

Dulcet means sweet sounding - pleasing to the ear, often used ironically. It describes melodious sounds or tones. Shrewd in money matters means astute financially, oily means slippery or insincere, and a small boat is a dinghy.

Dull means not bright - lacking luster, shine, or vividness (for colors or surfaces). It can also mean boring or not sharp. Insincere pious speech is cant, done slyly is secretly dishonest, and glancing through quickly is skimming.

Dumbfound means to astonish or make someone speechless with surprise. The root comes from 'dumb' (speechless) combined with the idea of being struck or overwhelmed. Options B, C, and D describe unrelated concepts - ill temper, position, or usage.

A dummy is an imitation or replica of a real object, used as a substitute for the original. Common examples include practice dummies for sports, crash test dummies, or display mannequins. A cantata (B) is a musical composition, to enervate (C) means to weaken, and a niggard (D) is a miser.