The document lists 20 words of various origins along with their definitions. The words include terms from Latin, Greek, French, German and English and cover topics like parts of the body, speeds, nightclubs, tennis scoring, and references to writers. Many of the words are technical or scientific terms describing medical conditions, mechanisms, or analytical concepts.
The document lists 20 words of various origins along with their definitions. The words include terms from Latin, Greek, French, German and English and cover topics like parts of the body, speeds, nightclubs, tennis scoring, and references to writers. Many of the words are technical or scientific terms describing medical conditions, mechanisms, or analytical concepts.
The document lists 20 words of various origins along with their definitions. The words include terms from Latin, Greek, French, German and English and cover topics like parts of the body, speeds, nightclubs, tennis scoring, and references to writers. Many of the words are technical or scientific terms describing medical conditions, mechanisms, or analytical concepts.
1 Dactylogram Greek+Greek An impression taken from a finger : fingerprint 2 Dachshund German A small dog of a breed of German origin having a long drooping ears, commonly short sleek coat and the legs short in comparison with body length 3 Decelerate Latin Lessen the speed of : slow down 4 Debris French The remains of something broken down or destroyed 5 Delirious Latin Affected with frenzied excitement or wild enthusiasm 6 Deliquesce Latin Become soft or liquid with age 7 Deterrent Latin serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter 8 Dillydally French>English Any of various units of land area 9 Disingenuousness Latin State of being unworthily or meanly artful 10 Dreadful English Arousing feelings of disapproval or dissatisfaction 11 Drivel English Talk stupidly and carelessly without due thought, knowledge, or consideration 12 Duodenitis Latin Inflamation of the first part of the small intestine 13 Dyslexia Greek A disturbance of the ability to read
14 Dormancy Latin>French>English The quality or state of being inactive
15 Disquisition Latin An elaborate analytical or explanatory discussion : discourse 16 Discotheque Greek>Latin>French A nightclub for dancing recorded music 17 Dichotomy Greek Fitted or intended to teach 18 Deuce Latin>French A tie in tennis in points toward a game or in games requiring scoring of two consecutive points by one side to win the game or set 19 Derailleur French A mechanism for shifting gears on a bicycle that operates by moving the chain from one set of exposed gears to another 20 Dantesque Italian name Of, relating to, or resembling the italian writer Dante or his writings.