Desultory: MEANING: Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
SENTENCE: A few people were left at the party, dancing in a desultory
fashion.
Deterrent: MEANING: something that discourages or is intended to
discourage someone from doing something
SENTENCE: Cameras are a major deterrent to crime
Diatribe: MEANING: A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone
or something
SENTENCE: The speech was a diatribe against consumerism.
Dichotomy: MEANING: A contrast between two things that are opposed,
or very different.
SENTENCE: There is a fixed dichotomy between science and religion.
Didacticism: MEANING: A philosophy of teaching in art and literature
SENTENCE: The didactic qualities of his poetry overshadow its literary
qualities; the lesson he teaches is more memorable than the lines.
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