d series 1-50 Flashcards

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1
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dab hand

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an expert in something

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2
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dabble

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work in non serious way

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daft

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silly or stupid

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dainty

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small and graceful

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dally

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to waste time or to do something slowly

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procrastinate

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to waste time or to do something slowly

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7
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damsel

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a young unmarried girl

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8
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dank

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damp /wet

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dapper

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neat and tidy

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dappled

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spotted

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daub

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smear

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daunt

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frightened

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13
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intimidate

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frightened

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dauntless

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bold

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15
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dearth

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lack of

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16
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debauched

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one who is given to sex or alcohol

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debilitate

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weaken

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18
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debonair

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fashionable /attractive

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19
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debunk

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to show that something is less important

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20
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debut

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something performed for the first time

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21
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decimate

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kill/destroy

22
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decipher

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decode

23
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declivity

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downward slope

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deface

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disfigure

25
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defacto

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existing in fact

26
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defeatist

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one who accepts defeat easily

27
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deference

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respect

28
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defiant

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disobedient

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defuse

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reduce tension

30
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deluge

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a large amount of rain /water

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denounce

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to criticize strongly

32
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deplorable

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very bad

33
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deposition

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a testimony

34
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derail

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to comeoff the railway track

35
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desecration

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treatment of something scared with disrespect

36
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desperate

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feeling involving great willingness

37
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despicable

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unpleasant, causing string feeling of dislike

38
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detente

A

the easing of hostility between countries

39
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diffuse

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spread over wide area

40
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dine

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eat dinner

41
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disembarked

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to leave a ship /plane after the journey

42
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disillusion

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disappointment

43
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disinterested

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impartial

44
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disparagement

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insult/abuse

45
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dispassionate

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not influenced by emotion

46
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dispense with

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get rid of or manage without

47
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disseminate

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spread widely

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docile

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obedient

49
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dolorous

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sad

50
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draconian

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extremely severe or harsh