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5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet3 Flashcards

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convergent adj

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Tending to one point

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conversant adj

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Thoroughly informed

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conversion n

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Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another

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convertible adj

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Interchangeable

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convex adj

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Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle

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conveyance n

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That by which anything is transported

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convivial adj

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Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking

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convolution n

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A winding motion

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convolve v

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To move with a circling or winding motion

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convoy n

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A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation

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convulse v

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To cause spasms in

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convulsion n

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A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body

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copious adj

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Plenteous

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coquette n

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A flirt

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cornice n

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An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling

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cornucopia n

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The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity

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corollary n

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A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration

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coronation n

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The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch

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coronet n

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Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign

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corporal adj

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Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind

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corporate adj

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Belonging to a corporation

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corporeal adj

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Of a material nature; physical

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corps n

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A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together

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corpse n

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A dead body

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corpulent adj

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Obese

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corpuscle n

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A minute particle of matter

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correlate v

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To put in some relation of connection or correspondence

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correlative adj

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Mutually involving or implying one another

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corrigible adj

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Capable of reformation

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corroborate v

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To strengthen, as proof or conviction

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corroboration n

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Confirmation

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corrode v

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To ruin or destroy little by little

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corrosion n

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Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration

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corrosive n

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That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration

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corruptible adj

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Open to bribery

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corruption n

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Loss of purity or integrity

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cosmetic adj

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Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion

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cosmic adj

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Pertaining to the universe

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cosmogony n

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A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe

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cosmography n

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The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology

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cosmology n

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The general science of the universe

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cosmopolitan adj

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Common to all the world

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cosmopolitanism n

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A cosmopolitan character

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cosmos n

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The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement

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counter-claim n

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A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff

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counteract v

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To act in opposition to

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counterbalance v

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To oppose with an equal force

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countercharge v

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To accuse in return

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counterfeit adj

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Made to resemble something else

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counterpart n

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Something taken with another for the completion of either

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countervail v

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To offset

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counting-house n

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A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc

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countryman n

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A rustic

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courageous adj

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Brave

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course n

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Line of motion or direction

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courser n

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A fleet and spirited horse

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courtesy n

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Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually

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covenant n

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An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties

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covert adj

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Concealed, especially for an evil purpose

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covey n

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A flock of quails or partridges

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cower v

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To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame

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coxswain n

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One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship’s boat and its crew under an officer

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crag n

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A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge

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cranium n

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The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain

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crass adj

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Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine

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craving n

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A vehement desire

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creak n

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A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound

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creamery n

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A butter-making establishment

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creamy adj

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Resembling or containing cream

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credence n

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Belief

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credible adj

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Believable

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credulous adj

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Easily deceived

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creed n

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A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief

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crematory adj

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A place for cremating dead bodies

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crevasse n

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A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier

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crevice n

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A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces

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criterion n

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A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion

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critique n

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A criticism or critical review

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crockery n

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Earthenware made from baked clay

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crucible n

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A trying and purifying test or agency

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crusade n

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Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle

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crustacean adj

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Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc

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crustaceous adj

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Having a crust-like shell

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cryptogram n

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Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning

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crystallize v

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To bring together or give fixed shape to

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cudgel n

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A short thick stick used as a club

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culinary adj

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Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen

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cull v

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To pick or sort out from the rest

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culpable adj

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Guilty

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culprit n

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A guilty person

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culvert n

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Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal

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cupidity n

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Avarice

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curable adj

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Capable of being remedied or corrected

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curator n

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A person having charge as of a library or museum

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curio n

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A piece of bric-a-brac

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cursive adj

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Writing in which the letters are joined together

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cursory adj

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Rapid and superficial

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curt adj

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Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression

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curtail v

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To cut off or cut short

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curtsy n

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A downward movement of the body by bending the knees

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cycloid adj

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Like a circle

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cygnet n

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A young swan

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cynical adj

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Exhibiting moral skepticism

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cynicism n

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Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value

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cynosure n

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That to which general interest or attention is directed

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daring adj

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Brave

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darkling adv

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Blindly

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Darwinism n

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The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms

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dastard n

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A base coward

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datum n

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A premise, starting-point, or given fact

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dauntless adj

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Fearless

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day-man n

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A day-laborer

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dead-heat n

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A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner

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dearth n

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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable

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death’s-head n

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A human skull as a symbol of death

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debase v

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To lower in character or virtue

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debatable adj

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Subject to contention or dispute

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debonair adj

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Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner

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debut n

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A first appearance in society or on the stage

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decagon n

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A figure with ten sides and ten angles

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decagram n

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A weight of 10 grams

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decaliter n

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A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters

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decalogue n

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The ten commandments

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Decameron n

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A volume consisting of ten parts or books

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decameter n

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A length of ten meters

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decamp v

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To leave suddenly or unexpectedly

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decapitate v

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To behead

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decapod adj

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Ten-footed or ten-armed

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decasyllable n

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A line of ten syllables

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deceit n

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Falsehood

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deceitful adj

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Fraudulent

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deceive v

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To mislead by or as by falsehood

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decency n

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Moral fitness

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decent adj

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Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress

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deciduous adj

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Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc

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decimal adj

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Founded on the number 10

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decimate v

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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of

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decipher v

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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible

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decisive ad

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Conclusive

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declamation n

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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public

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declamatory adj

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A full and formal style of utterance

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declarative adj

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Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation

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declension n

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The change of endings in nouns and adj to express their different relations of gender

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decorate v

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To embellish

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decorous adj

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Suitable for the occasion or circumstances

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decoy n

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Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation

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decrepit adj

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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity

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dedication n

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The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause

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deduce v

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To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles

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deface v

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To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of

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defalcate v

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To cut off or take away, as a part of something

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defamation n

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Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another

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defame v

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To slander

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default n

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The neglect or omission of a legal requirement

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defendant n

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A person against whom a suit is brought

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defensible adj

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Capable of being maintained or justified

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defensive adj

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Carried on in resistance to aggression

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defer v

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To delay or put off to some other time

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deference n

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Respectful submission or yielding, as to another’s opinion, wishes, or judgment

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defiant adj

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Characterized by bold or insolent opposition

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deficiency n

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Lack or insufficiency

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deficient adj

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Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount

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definite adj

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Having an exact signification or positive meaning

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deflect v

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To cause to turn aside or downward

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deforest v

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To clear of forests

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deform v

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To disfigure

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deformity n

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A disfigurement

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defraud v

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To deprive of something dishonestly

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defray v

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To make payment for

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degeneracy n

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A becoming worse

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degenerate v

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To become worse or inferior

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degradation n

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Diminution, as of strength or magnitude

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degrade v

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To take away honors or position from

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dehydrate v

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To deprive of water

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deify v

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To regard or worship as a god

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deign v

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To deem worthy of notice or account

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deist n

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One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation

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deity n

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A god, goddess, or divine person

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deject v

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To dishearten

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dejection n

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Melancholy

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delectable adj

A

Delightful to the taste or to the senses

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delectation n

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Delight

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deleterious adj

A

Hurtful, morally or physically

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delicacy n

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That which is agreeable to a fine taste

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delineate v

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To represent by sketch or diagram

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deliquesce v

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To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air

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delirious adj

A

Raving

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delude v

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To mislead the mind or judgment of

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deluge v

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To overwhelm with a flood of water

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delusion n

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Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring

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demagnetize v

A

To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism

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demagogue n

A

An unprincipled politician

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demeanor n

A

Deportment

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demented adj

A

Insane

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demerit n

A

A mark for failure or bad conduct

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demise n

A

Death

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demobilize v

A

To disband, as troops

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demolish v

A

To annihilate

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demonstrable adj

A

Capable of positive proof

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demonstrate v

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To prove indubitably

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demonstrative adj

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Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts

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demonstrator n

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One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner

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demulcent n

A

Any application soothing to an irritable surface

204
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demurrage n

A

the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing

205
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dendroid adj

A

Like a tree

206
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dendrology n

A

The natural history of trees

207
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denizen n

A

Inhabitant

208
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denominate v

A

To give a name or epithet to

209
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denomination n

A

A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline

210
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denominator n

A

Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided

211
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denote v

A

To designate by word or mark

212
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denouement n

A

That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up

213
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denounce v

A

To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium

214
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dentifrice n

A

Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth

215
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denude v

A

To strip the covering from

216
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denunciation n

A

The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment

217
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deplete v

A

To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste

218
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deplorable adj

A

Contemptible

219
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deplore v

A

To regard with grief or sorrow

220
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deponent adj

A

Laying down

221
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depopulate v

A

To remove the inhabitants from

222
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deport v

A

To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony

223
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deportment n

A

Demeanor

224
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deposition n

A

Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court

225
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depositor n

A

One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited

226
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depository n

A

A place where anything is kept in safety

227
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deprave v

A

To render bad, especially morally bad

228
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deprecate v

A

To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite

229
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depreciate v

A

To lessen the worth of

230
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depreciation n

A

A lowering in value or an underrating in worth

231
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depress v

A

To press down

232
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depression n

A

A falling of the spirits

233
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depth n

A

Deepness

234
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derelict adj

A

Neglectful of obligation

235
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deride v

A

To ridicule

236
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derisible adj

A

Open to ridicule

237
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derision n

A

Ridicule

238
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derivation n

A

That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning

239
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derivative adj

A

Coming or acquired from some origin

240
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derive v

A

To deduce, as from a premise

241
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dermatology n

A

The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases

242
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derrick n

A

An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights

243
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descendant n

A

One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc

244
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descendent adj

A

Proceeding downward

245
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descent n

A

The act of moving or going downward

246
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descry v

A

To discern

247
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desert v

A

To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned

248
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desiccant n

A

Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds

249
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designate v

A

To select or appoint, as by authority

250
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desist v

A

To cease from action

251
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desistance n

A

Cessation

252
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despair n

A

Utter hopelessness and despondency

253
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desperado n

A

One without regard for law or life

254
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desperate adj

A

Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair

255
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despicable adj

A

Contemptible

256
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despite prep

A

In spite of

257
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despond v

A

To lose spirit, courage, or hope

258
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despondent adj

A

Disheartened

259
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despot n

A

An absolute and irresponsible monarch

260
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despotism n

A

Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part

261
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destitute adj

A

Poverty-stricken

262
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desultory adj

A

Not connected with what precedes

263
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deter v

A

To frighten away

264
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deteriorate v

A

To grow worse

265
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determinate adj

A

Definitely limited or fixed

266
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determination n

A

The act of deciding

267
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deterrent adj

A

Hindering from action through fear

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detest v

A

To dislike or hate with intensity

269
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detract v

A

To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation

270
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detriment n

A

Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss

271
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detrude v

A

To push down forcibly

272
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deviate v

A

To take a different course

273
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devilry n

A

Malicious mischief

274
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deviltry n

A

Wanton and malicious mischief

275
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devious adj

A

Out of the common or regular track

276
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devise v

A

To invent

277
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devout adj

A

Religious

278
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dexterity n

A

Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work

279
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diabolic adj

A

Characteristic of the devil

280
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diacritical adj

A

Marking a difference

281
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diagnose v

A

To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena

282
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diagnosis n

A

Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease

283
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dialect n

A

Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district

284
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dialectician n

A

A logician

285
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dialogue n

A

A formal conversation in which two or more take part

286
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diaphanous adj

A

Transparent

287
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diatomic adj

A

Containing only two atoms

288
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diatribe n

A

A bitter or malicious criticism

289
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dictum n

A

A positive utterance

290
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didactic adj

A

Pertaining to teaching

291
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difference n

A

Dissimilarity in any respect

292
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differentia n

A

Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species

293
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differential adj

A

Distinctive

294
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differentiate v

A

To acquire a distinct and separate character

295
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diffidence n

A

Self-distrust

296
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diffident adj

A

Affected or possessed with self-distrust

297
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diffusible adj

A

Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly

298
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diffusion n

A

Dispersion

299
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dignitary n

A

One who holds high rank

300
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digraph n

A

A union of two characters representing a single sound

301
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digress v

A

To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter

302
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dilapidated pa

A

Fallen into decay or partial ruin

303
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dilate v

A

To enlarge in all directions

304
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dilatory adj

A

Tending to cause delay

305
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dilemma n

A

A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary

306
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dilettante n

A

A superficial amateur

307
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diligence n

A

Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken

308
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dilute v

A

To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something

309
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diminution n

A

Reduction

310
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dimly adv

A

Obscurely

311
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diphthong n

A

The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds

312
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diplomacy n

A

Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters

313
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diplomat n

A

A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another

314
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diplomatic adj

A

Characterized by special tact in negotiations

315
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diplomatist n

A

One remarkable for tact and shrewd management

316
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disagree v

A

To be opposite in opinion

317
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disallow v

A

To withhold permission or sanction

318
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disappear v

A

To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being

319
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disappoint v

A

To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of

320
Q

disapprove v

A

To regard with blame

321
Q

disarm v

A

To deprive of weapons

322
Q

disarrange v

A

To throw out of order

323
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disavow v

A

To disclaim responsibility for

324
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disavowal n

A

Denial

325
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disbeliever n

A

One who refuses to believe

326
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disburden v

A

To disencumber

327
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disburse v

A

To pay out or expend, as money from a fund

328
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discard v

A

To reject

329
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discernible adj

A

Perceivable

330
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disciple n

A

One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine

331
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disciplinary adj

A

Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority

332
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discipline v

A

To train to obedience

333
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disclaim v

A

To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to

334
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discolor v

A

To stain

335
Q

discomfit v

A

To put to confusion

336
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discomfort n

A

The state of being positively uncomfortable

337
Q

disconnect v

A

To undo or dissolve the connection or association of

338
Q

disconsolate adj

A

Grief-stricken

339
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discontinuance n

A

Interruption or intermission

340
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discord n

A

Absence of harmoniousness

341
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discountenance v

A

To look upon with disfavor

342
Q

discover v

A

To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived

343
Q

discredit v

A

To injure the reputation of

344
Q

discreet adj

A

Judicious

345
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discrepant adj

A

Opposite

346
Q

discriminate v

A

To draw a distinction

347
Q

discursive adj

A

Passing from one subject to another

348
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discussion n

A

Debate

349
Q

disenfranchise v

A

To deprive of any right privilege or power

350
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disengage v

A

To become detached

351
Q

disfavor n

A

Disregard

352
Q

disfigure v

A

To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of

353
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dishabille n

A

Undress or negligent attire

354
Q

dishonest adj

A

Untrustworthy

355
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disillusion v

A

To disenchant

356
Q

disinfect v

A

To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases

357
Q

disinfectant n

A

A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases

358
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disinherit v

A

To deprive of an inheritance

359
Q

disinterested adj

A

Impartial

360
Q

disjunctive adj

A

Helping or serving to disconnect or separate

361
Q

dislocate v

A

To put out of proper place or order

362
Q

dismissal n

A

Displacement by authority from an office or an employment

363
Q

dismount v

A

To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like

364
Q

disobedience n

A

Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction

365
Q

disobedient adj

A

Neglecting or refusing to obey

366
Q

disown v

A

To refuse to acknowledge as one’s own or as connected with oneself

367
Q

disparage v

A

To regard or speak of slightingly

368
Q

disparity n

A

Inequality

369
Q

dispel v

A

To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions

370
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dispensation n

A

That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power

371
Q

displace v

A

To put out of the proper or accustomed place

372
Q

dispossess v

A

To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate

373
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disputation n

A

Verbal controversy

374
Q

disqualify v

A

To debar

375
Q

disquiet v

A

To deprive of peace or tranquillity

376
Q

disregard v

A

To take no notice of

377
Q

disreputable adj

A

Dishonorable or disgraceful

378
Q

disrepute n

A

A bad name or character

379
Q

disrobe v

A

To unclothe

380
Q

disrupt v

A

To burst or break asunder

381
Q

dissatisfy v

A

To displease

382
Q

dissect v

A

To cut apart or to pieces

383
Q

dissection n

A

The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal

384
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dissemble v

A

To hide by pretending something different

385
Q

disseminate v

A

To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown

386
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dissension n

A

Angry or violent difference of opinion

387
Q

dissent n

A

Disagreement

388
Q

dissentient n

A

One who disagrees

389
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dissentious adj

A

Contentious

390
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dissertation n

A

Thesis

391
Q

disservice n

A

An ill turn

392
Q

dissever v

A

To divide

393
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dissimilar adj

A

Different

394
Q

dissipate v

A

To disperse or disappear

395
Q

dissipation n

A

The state of being dispersed or scattered

396
Q

dissolute adj

A

Lewd

397
Q

dissolution n

A

A breaking up of a union of persons

398
Q

dissolve v

A

To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture

399
Q

dissonance n

A

Discord

400
Q

dissonant adj

A

Harsh or disagreeable in sound

401
Q

dissuade v

A

To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading

402
Q

dissuasion n

A

The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading

403
Q

disyllable n

A

A word of two syllables

404
Q

distemper n

A

A disease or malady

405
Q

distend v

A

To stretch out or expand in every direction

406
Q

distensible adj

A

Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction

407
Q

distention n

A

Expansion

408
Q

distill v

A

To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation

409
Q

distillation n

A

Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile

410
Q

distiller n

A

One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors

411
Q

distinction n

A

A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies

412
Q

distort v

A

To twist into an unnatural or irregular form

413
Q

distrain v

A

To subject a person to distress

414
Q

distrainor n

A

One who subjects a person to distress

415
Q

distraught adj

A

Bewildered

416
Q

distrust n

A

Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person

417
Q

disunion n

A

Separation of relations or interests

418
Q

diurnal adj

A

Daily

419
Q

divagation n

A

Digression

420
Q

divergent adj

A

Tending in different directions

421
Q

diverse adj

A

Capable of various forms

422
Q

diversion n

A

Pastime

423
Q

diversity n

A

Dissimilitude

424
Q

divert v

A

To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established

425
Q

divertible adj

A

Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established

426
Q

divest v

A

To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment

427
Q

divination n

A

The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden

428
Q

divinity n

A

The quality or character of being godlike

429
Q

divisible adj

A

Capable of being separated into parts

430
Q

divisor n

A

That by which a number or quantity is divided

431
Q

divulge v

A

To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret

432
Q

divulgence n

A

A divulging

433
Q

docile adj

A

Easy to manage

434
Q

docket n

A

The registry of judgments of a court

435
Q

doe n

A

The female of the deer

436
Q

dogma n

A

A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority

437
Q

dogmatic adj

A

Making statements without argument or evidence

438
Q

dogmatize v

A

To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence

439
Q

doleful adj

A

Melancholy

440
Q

dolesome adj

A

Melancholy

441
Q

dolor n

A

Lamentation

442
Q

dolorous adj

A

Expressing or causing sorrow or pain

443
Q

domain n

A

A sphere or field of action or interest

444
Q

domesticity n

A

Life in or fondness for one’s home and family

445
Q

domicile n

A

The place where one lives

446
Q

dominance n

A

Ascendancy

447
Q

dominant adj

A

Conspicuously prominent

448
Q

dominate v

A

To influence controllingly

449
Q

domination n

A

Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority

450
Q

domineer v

A

To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance

451
Q

donate v

A

To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause

452
Q

donator n

A

One who makes a donation or present

453
Q

donee n

A

A person to whom a donation is made

454
Q

donor n

A

One who makes a donation or present

455
Q

dormant adj

A

Being in a state of or resembling sleep

456
Q

doublet n

A

One of a pair of like things

457
Q

doubly adv

A

In twofold degree or extent

458
Q

dowry n

A

The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage

459
Q

drachma n

A

A modern and an ancient Greek coin

460
Q

dragnet n

A

A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water

461
Q

dragoon n

A

In the British army, a cavalryman

462
Q

drainage n

A

The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc

463
Q

dramatist n

A

One who writes plays

464
Q

dramatize v

A

To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner

465
Q

drastic adj

A

Acting vigorously

466
Q

drought n

A

Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither

467
Q

drowsy adj

A

Heavy with sleepiness

468
Q

drudgery n

A

Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation

469
Q

dubious adj

A

Doubtful

470
Q

duckling n

A

A young duck

471
Q

ductile adj

A

Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread

472
Q

duet n

A

A composition for two voices or instruments

473
Q

dun v

A

To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment

474
Q

duplex adj

A

Having two parts

475
Q

duplicity n

A

Double-dealing

476
Q

durance n

A

Confinement

477
Q

duration n

A

The period of time during which anything lasts

478
Q

duteous adj

A

Showing submission to natural superiors

479
Q

dutiable adj

A

Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty

480
Q

dutiful adj

A

Obedient

481
Q

dwindle v

A

To diminish or become less

482
Q

dyne n

A

The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s

483
Q

earnest adj

A

Ardent in spirit and speech

484
Q

earthenware n

A

Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun

485
Q

eatable adj

A

Edible

486
Q

ebullient adj

A

Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling

487
Q

eccentric adj

A

Peculiar

488
Q

eccentricity n

A

Idiosyncrasy

489
Q

eclipse n

A

The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body

490
Q

economize v

A

To spend sparingly

491
Q

ecstasy n

A

Rapturous excitement or exaltation

492
Q

ecstatic adj

A

Enraptured

493
Q

edible adj

A

Suitable to be eaten

494
Q

edict n

A

That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action

495
Q

edify v

A

To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion

496
Q

editorial n

A

An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument

497
Q

educe v

A

To draw out

498
Q

efface v

A

To obliterate

499
Q

effect n

A

A consequence

500
Q

effective adj

A

Fit for a destined purpose

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