Synonyms 3- GRE Vocabulary Word List

dark	dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy
daze	bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
dead	deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate
decay	rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose
deceive	betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross
decide	determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
decision	conclusion, determination
decisive	conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative
decrease	lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
decry	disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade
deep	abysmal, profound [SHALLOW]
defeat	conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome
defend	protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard
defer	postpone, shelve, stay, suspend
defy	beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front
degrade	abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate
delay	slow, retard, detain
delicate	choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine
delicious	ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
demand	claim, exact, require
demote	break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce
deny	contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse
dependent	conditional, contingent, relative, subject
deplete	drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate
depressed	blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted
describe	narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
desire	covet, crave, want, wish
despair	hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement
despise	contemn, disdain, scorn, scout
despondent	despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL]
detailed	circumstantial, minute, particular
development	evolution, progress
deviation	aberration, divergence
devote	dedicate, consecrate, pledge
dexterous	deft, adroit, handy, nimble
dialect	vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois
dictate	decree, impose, ordain, prescribe
dictatorial	authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing
diction	wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing
differ	disagree, vary
difference	dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy
difficulty	hardship, rigor, vicissitude
dip	douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge
dirty	filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy
disadvantage	detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE]
disappear	evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
disaster	calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
discord	strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance
discourage	dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE]
discover	ascertain, determine, learn
discuss	argue, debate, dispute, contend
disgrace	dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute, discredit
disguise	camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask
disgust	nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken
dishonest	lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
dismay	appall, daunt, horrify, shake
dismiss	boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack
display	array, panoply, parade, pomp
disposition	temperament, character, personality, nature
dissuade	deter, discourage [PERSUADE]
distant	far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
distinct	discrete, separate, several
distort	twist, deform, contort, warp
distribute	divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration
doctrine	dogma, tenet
dominant	predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent
doubtful	dubious, questionable
dramatic	histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical
dry	dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN]
dull	colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
dumb	inarticulate, mute, speechless