D & E words Flashcards by Christian James Manlegro

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daunt

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to discourage

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dearth

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scarcity

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decant

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to pour

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decrepit

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weakened by age

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defection

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desertion

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deference

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respect

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definitive

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explicit; conclusive

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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to describe

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delta

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mouth of a river; Greek letter

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demeanor

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behavior

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demure

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shy

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deplore

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to regret

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desecrate

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to profane

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desiccate

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to make dry

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desist

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stop

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devoid

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lacking

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dichotomy

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divisions into two parts

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diffident

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shy

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dilate

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to make wider or larger

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dilemma

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difficult situation

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diligent

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industrious

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disconsolate

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without hope

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discordant

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clashing

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disdain

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to scorn

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disparage

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to belittle

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disparity

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difference

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disseminate

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to spread widely

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dissident

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disagreeing

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dissipate

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to scatter wastefully

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dissonant

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out of harmony

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diurnal

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daily

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diverge

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to branch off

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docile

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easy to handle

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dogmatic

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arrogant; unyielding

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dolorous

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mournful

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dormant

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asleep; inactive

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dregs

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leftovers

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ductile

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easily molded

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dynamic

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energetic

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effigy

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a dummy

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elicit

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to draw forth

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elucidate

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explain

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emaciated

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haggard

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emanate

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to issue forth

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embezzle

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steal

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emblem

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symbol

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empirical

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experimental

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emulate

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to excel or imitate

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enhance

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to increase

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enigma

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puzzle

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enjoin

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to prohibit

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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epitaph

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writing on the tombstone

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epitome

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brief statement

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equitable

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just; pair

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equivocal

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uncertain; obscure

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erratic

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wandering

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ethical

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accepted standards of conduct

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ethnic

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relating to races of people

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eulogy

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high praise

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exacerbate

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to make more violent or bitter

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exculpate

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to clear from blame

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exemplary

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commendable

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exonerate

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to clear from blame

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exorbitant

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excessive

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exotic

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strikingly different

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expound

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to state in detail

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exterminate

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abolish

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extol

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to praise highly

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extraneous

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not belonging

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extricate

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to free

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extrinsic

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not an essential part