120-141 Flashcards by Carlos Cristobal | Brainscape

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Depravity

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Base lack of morality

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Denude

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Strip off covering all possessions

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Derogatory

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Expressing disdain

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Despondency

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Loss of heart and hope

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Despot

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Dictator

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Dictum

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Formal denouncement of a authoritative source

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Dilettante

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Someone who dabbles, not seriously

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Disdain

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Feeling or show of contempt

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Disparity

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Wide difference, inequality

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Disseminate

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Spread widely, give out

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Distend

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To swell up

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Dogmatic

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Stubbornly asserting an opinion

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Dossier

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Bundle of papers containing a report or information

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Duplicity

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Two faced, double dealing

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Ebullient

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Bubbling with excitement

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Echelon

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Level of authority or length

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Eclectic

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Chosen from a variety of sources

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Efface

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To erase, or obliterate by rubbing out

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Egalitarian

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Based on the equality of all people

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Eke

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To make a living with great effort