"D" Flashcards

(55 cards)

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Daunt

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To make fearful

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Dearth

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Lack

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Debacle

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Violent breakdown

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Debauchery

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Wild living

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5
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Debiliate

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To weaken

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Decadent

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Decayed

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Decimate

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To destroy a large part of

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Decorous

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Orderly

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Deduce

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To infer

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Defame

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To ruin the good name of

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Deference

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Courtesy

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Definitive

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Conclusive

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Degenerate

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To break down

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14
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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delineate

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To describe accurately

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Delude

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To deceive

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Deluge

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A flood

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Demagogue

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A leader of the people

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Denizen

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Citizen

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20
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Depravity

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Extreme corruption

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21
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Deprecate

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To express disapproval of

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Deride

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To laugh at contemptuously

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Derogatory

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Desiccate

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Despondent
Extremely depressed
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Despot
An autocrat
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Destitute
Extremely poor
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Desultory
Random
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Dextrous
Skillful or adroit
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Dialectical
Relating to discussions
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Dictum
A proverb
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Didactic
Intended to teach
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Diffident
Lacking in self-confidence
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Digress
To stray from the main subject
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Dilettante
An amateur
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Discern
To see things clearly
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Discreet
Prudent
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Discrete
Unconnected
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Discriminate
To differentiate
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Disdain
Contempt
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Disinterested
Not taking sides
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Disparage
To belittle
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Disparate
Different
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Disseminate
To make widely known
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Dissipate
Drift away
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Dissolution
Breaking up
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Distend
To extend a great deal
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Distinguish
To tell apart
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Docile
Easily taught
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Doctrinaire
Dogmatic
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Dogmatic
Stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute
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Domestic
Not foreign
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Dormant
Inactive
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Dubious
Full of doubt
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Duplicity
The act of being two-faced