330 Flashcards by Min Young Park

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dearth

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a lack

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debacle

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a disastrous failure

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debase

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to lower the quality

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debauch

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to corrupt by means of sensual pleasures

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of something

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decorous

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socially proper

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decry

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to criticize openly

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deface

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to ruin something’s appearance

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defamatory

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harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer

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to postpone something

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deferential

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showing respect for another’s authority

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defile

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to make unclean

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deft

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skillful

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defunt

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no longer used

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delegate

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to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious

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harmful

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deliberate

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intentional

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delineate

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to describe

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to people’s prejudices

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demarcation

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the marking of boundaries or categories

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demean

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to lower the status of something

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demure

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quiet

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denigrate

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to belittle

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denounce

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to criticize publicly

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deplore

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to feel or express sorrow

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depravity

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wickedness

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deprecate

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to belittle

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derelict

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abandoned

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly

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derivative

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unoriginal