D-G Flashcards
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Daunt
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make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
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Debacle
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a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall.
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Debase
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to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character.
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Debunk
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to expose or ridicule the falseness or exaggerations of (a claim, theory, or the like).
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Deceit
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the act or practice of misleading, tricking, or cheating.
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Deceptive
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able or tending to trick or mislead.
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Defamatory
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causing or tending to cause injury to another’s reputation; libelous or slanderous.
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Deferential
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respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others.
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Deft
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capable, quick, and clever in action; skillful; dexterous.
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Defy
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to resist or challenge openly; act against the wishes or decrees of.
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Deleterious
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harmful or injurious, as to health.
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Delineate
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to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail.
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Demur
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raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
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Denigrate
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criticize unfairly; disparage.
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Derivative
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copied, modeled on, or extracted from something else.
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Detrimental
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causing harm, disadvantage, or deterioration.
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Devious
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not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout.
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Devolve
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(of duties or responsibility) pass to (a body or person at a lower level).
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Didactic
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in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way.
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Diffident
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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.
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Diffuse
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spread out over a large area; not concentrated.
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Disaffection
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a state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them.
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Disapprobation
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strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
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Discern
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to perceive, make out, or detect.
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Discomfit
make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.
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Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
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Discredit
to harm the reputation of.
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Discrepancy
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
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Discrepancy
lack of agreement; difference; inconsistency.
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Disentangle
to free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate.
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Disgruntle
to make irritably dissatisfied or discontent.
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Disintegrate
to come apart; break down into component parts or fragments.
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Disinterested
having or feeling no interest in something.
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Dislocation
disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state.
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Dismantle
to tear down; take apart.
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Disparate
essentially different and distinct.
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Dispassionate
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial.
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Dispense
to give out or distribute.
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Disquiet
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness.
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Dissemble
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of.
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Disseminate
to spread widely, as though scattering seed.
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Dissimilar
not alike; different.
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Dissolution
debauched living; dissipation.
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Distill
extract the essential meaning or most important aspects of.
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Distort
give a misleading or false account or impression of.
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Divergent
deviating, differing, or diverging.
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Doctrinaire
dogmatically adhering to a theory or a school of thought, regardless of its practicality.
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Dogmatic
asserting beliefs and opinions as though they were proven facts.
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Dubious
having or showing doubt; skeptical.
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Duplicity
deceitful speech or action.
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Dynamism
the quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
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Eclectic
deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
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Eclipse
overshadow, outshine
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Ecstatic
in a condition of extreme delight, overpowering emotion, or religious trance; enraptured.
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Efficacy
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness.
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Egoism
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness.
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Egotist
a conceited person; braggart.
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Elate
to make extremely happy or proud; cause to be in elevated spirits.
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Elevate
to raise or lift up to a higher physical position.
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Eloquence
skill or ability to use language that impresses or persuades.
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Elusive
hard to perceive, understand, or remember.
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Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
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Emulate
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating.
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Enchant
to put under a magic spell, or as if under a magic spell; bewitch.
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Endanger
to cause to be exposed to danger.
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Endorse
to approve or give support to.
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Enfeeble
to take away the strength of; make feeble, as from age or disease.
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Engage
occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention).
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Enigmatic
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable.
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Entail
involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.
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Entreaty
an earnest or humble request.
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Entrench
establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
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Ephemeral
lasting for only a short period.
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Equitable
characterized by fairness; just.
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Equivocal
open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous.
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Erode
gradually destroy or be gradually destroyed.
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Erratic
not occurring predictably or consistently; unpredictable.
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Erroneous
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect.
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Erstwhile
of an earlier time; former.
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Estrange
cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
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Euphoric
having or exhibiting a strong feeling of well-being or elation.
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Evanescent
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting.
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Evasive
ambiguous, tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
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Exacerbate
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
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Exacting
making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
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Exigent
requiring immediate attention; urgent or critical.
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Exotic
attractive or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary.
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Expedient
a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral.
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Explicit
stated fully, clearly, and without equivocation.
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Exploit
make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
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Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
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Extant
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost.
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Extraneous
coming from outside; foreign.
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Extravagance
the act or an instance of spending excessively or imprudently.
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Factual
containing or based upon real or true things.
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Fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
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Feckless
weak or incompetent; ineffective.
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Feeble
without strength or vigor, physically, mentally, or morally.
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Fester
(of a negative feeling or a problem) becoming worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference.
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Fickle
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious.
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Fixate
cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
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Fleeting
lasting for a very short time.
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Florid
elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
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Flourish
to make bold and sweeping gestures
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Flout
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
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Foreground
make (something) the most prominent or important feature.
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Foresight
the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.
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Forestall
to prevent or hinder by taking action beforehand.
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Forgo
omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without.
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Forsake
to abandon or desert.
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Fortuitous
happening or appearing by chance, as a coincidence.
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Fractious
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.
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Fringe
not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.
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Frivolous
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly.
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Frugality
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money.
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Futile
unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless.
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Galvanize
to stimulate into awareness or activity.
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Gawky
ungainly; awkward; clumsy.
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Germane
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant.
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Global
relating to or embracing the whole of something, or of a group of things.
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Gloom
to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent
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Goosebumps
a state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect.
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Gracious
inclined to do what is polite, kind, right, or considerate.
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Gratify
to give pleasure or satisfaction to (someone).
