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D Flashcards

1
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Dawdle

A

To spend time idly

To move lackadaisically

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2
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Debate

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A formal Argument

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3
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Debt

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Sin, trespass

Something owed

To state of being under obligation to repay someone

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4
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Deceive

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Ensnare

To be false to, to cheat

To fail to fulfill

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5
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Decline

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To stray

To descend, droop

To withhold consent

To become less in amount, to tend toward a weaker/more inferior state

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6
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Decree

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An order having the force of law

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Defensive

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Serving to defend or protect

Devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack

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Defiant

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Having a disposition to challenge, resists, or fight

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9
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Deficient

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Lacking in a necessary quality or element

Defective

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10
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Deft

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Skilled

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11
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Dejection

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Lowness of spirits

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12
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Deliberate

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To think about and discuss issues carefully

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13
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Delicate

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Pleasing to the senses

Dainty

Marked by fineness

Weak, sickly, fragile, sensitive

Squeamish

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14
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Depict

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To represent by a picture

To describe

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15
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Desolate

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Deserted, barren, lifeless

Joyless, disconsolate

Dilapidated

Gloomy

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16
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Detest

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To loathe

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17
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Detrimental

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Damaging, harmful

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18
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Deviate

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To stray from the standard, principle, or norm

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19
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Devotion

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Piety

Attachment

20
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Dexterity

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Mental skill

Readiness and grace in physical activity

21
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Dignity

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To quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed

A high rank, office, or position

Seriousness of manner, appearance, or language

22
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Dilute

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To make thinner or more liquid by admixture

To diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture

To decrease the per share value of common stock by increasing the total number of shares

23
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Differentiate

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To recognize or give expression to a difference

To become distinct or different in character

To mark or show a difference in

24
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Disavow

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To deny responsibility for

To refuse to acknowledge or accept, disclaim

25
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Discreet

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Having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and speech, prudent

Unpretentious, modest, subtle

Unobtrusive, unnoticeable

26
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Disgraced

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To humiliate by a superior showing

To be a source of shame to

To cause to lose favor or standing

27
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Dismayed

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To cause to lose courage or resolution because of alarm or fear

Upset

28
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Dispel

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To drive away to cause to vanish by or as if by scattering

29
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Disparage

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To lower in rank or reputation

To depreciate by indirect means , to speak slightingly about

30
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Disperse

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To cause to break up, scatter, evaporate, or vanish

To spread or distribute from a fixed, constant source

31
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Display

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To put or spread before the view

To make evident, exhibit

32
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Disputed

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To engage in argument

To oppose

To make the supercritical of verbal controversy

33
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Dissect

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To separate into pieces

To analyze and interpret minutely

34
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Distasteful

A

Unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive to one’s personal tastes

In poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical

35
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Distend

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Extend

To enlarge from internal pressure

36
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Distort

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To twist out of the true meaning or proportion

To twist out of natural, normal, or original shape or condition

Pervert

37
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Diversity

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Variety, the condition of having or being composed of different elements and qualities

38
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Docile

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Easily taught, led, or managed

39
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Domestic

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Tame, living near or about human habitations

Of, relating to, or originating within a country

Of or relating to the household or family

40
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Dominate

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Rule, control, to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on

To overlook from a superior elevation or command

To have a commanding or preeminent place or position in

41
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Dormant

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Temporarily devoid of activity, asleep, inactive

Sluggish

42
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Doubtful

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Giving rise to a doubt or uncertainty

Lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination, uncertain in outcome

Marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity

43
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Drastic

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Acting rapidly or violently

Severe, extreme

44
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Dread

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To fear greatly

45
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Drench

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A poisonous or medical drink

To saturate, soak

46
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Dubious

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To give rise to uncertainty

Doubtful

47
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Duration

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Continuance in time

The time during which something exists or lasts

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