DAIS-DYSPHASIA Flashcards by Yoonhee Ha

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dais

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platform; speaker’s stand

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dale

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valley

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dally

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to waste time

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dank

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chilly and wet

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dappled

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spotted

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dastardly

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sneaking and cowardly; shameful

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daub

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to smear; to cover over with patient, etc.

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daunt

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to discourage

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dawdle

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to waste time; to idle

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de facto

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in fact; in reality

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deadlock

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a standstill; a tie

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dearth

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a scarcity or lack

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debacle

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a complete failure; total collapse

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debase

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to lower in rank; to humiliate

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debauch

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to corrupt

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debilitate

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to weaken

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debonair

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pleasant; courteous; charming

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debris

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fragments; littler; rubble

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debut

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first public appearance

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decadence

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moral deterioration

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decant

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to pour off (a liquid)

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decapitate

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to behead

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decelerate

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to slow down

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deciduous

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not permanent; passing

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decipher

decode; figure out the meaning of

declaim

to speak dramatically

declivity

downward slope

decompose

to decay; to break up into parts

decorum

appropriate social behavior

decoy

a person or thing that entices or lures, as into danger

decrepit

broken down by age or disease

decry

to speak out against

deduce

to reason out; to infer

deem

to think; to believe; to judge

defalcate

to misuse funds; to embezzle

defamatory

damaging another's reputation with false remarks

default

to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task

defection

desertion

defer

to postpone; to put off

deference

respect

defile

to pollute; to corrupt

definitive

comprehensive; complete

deflect

to turn aside; to bend

defoliate

to strip of leaves

defray

to pay the cost of

deft

skillful

defunct

no longer in existence; extinct

degrade

to lower in degree or quality

deify

to idolize; to make god-like

deign

to lower oneself before an inferior

delectable

delicious; very pleasing

delete

to leave out; to cross out

deleterious

harmful

delineate

to describe; to depict

delirium

condition of mental disturbance; wild excitement

delude

to deceive; to mislead

deluge

a flood; a rush

delve

to search; to investigate

demagogue

a popular leader who appeals to the emotions

demean

to degrade; to lower

demeanor

behavior

demented

deranged; insane

demigod

a person who is partly a god and partly human

demise

death; ending

demography

study of population trends

demolish

to tear down

demoralize

to discourage; to cause to lose spirit

demur

to object; to take exception to