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(D) Spelling Words Flashcards

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  1. d’Orsay
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  1. daikon
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  1. dal segno
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the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara, separating European from Asian TurkeyAncient name: Hellespont.

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  1. Dardanelles •
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  1. dastardly
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  1. De Bakey
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  1. debouchment
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  1. Deccan
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  1. decelerate
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  1. decimate
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  1. décolleté
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  1. decomposition
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gradually reducing force or loudness; diminuendo (opposed to crescendo).

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  1. decrescendo •
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  1. decussate
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embezzle (funds with which one has been entrusted).

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  1. defalcate •
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the action of throwing someone out of a window. OR the action of dismissing someone from a position of power or authority.

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  1. defenestration •
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  1. deferred
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  1. definitude
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  1. defoliant
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  1. defrayal
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  1. déjà vu
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French romantic painter (1798-1863)

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  1. Delacroix •
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  1. Delhi (city)
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  1. delinquency
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  1. delirium tremens
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  1. delphinium, Delphinium
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  1. démarche
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  1. demoiselle
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  1. demurral
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  1. dendrochronology
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  1. denigration
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an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place. OR a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country.

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  1. denizen •
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  1. denticulate
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  1. deoxygenate
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  1. depository
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  1. depredation
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  1. dereliction
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  1. derisive
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  1. derogate
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a person selected or designated to carry out a duty or role

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  1. designee •
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  1. desolation
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  1. destalinization
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  1. detonator
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  1. deus ex machina
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  1. deviate
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skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

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  1. dexterity •
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  1. dharma
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  1. dialectician
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  1. diapason
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  1. diaphoresis
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  1. diarchy, dyarchy
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  1. didymous
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  1. dignitary
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  1. digressive
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slow to act.

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  1. dilatory •
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  1. directorate
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  1. disarmament
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  1. discernible
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  1. disciform
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  1. disconsolate
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  1. discriminatory
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  1. disenfranchise
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  1. dishabille
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  1. disingenuous
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  1. disproportionate
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  1. disputation
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(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

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  1. dissipated •
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  1. dissolvent
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  1. distrait
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  1. divagate
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  1. divorcée (female)
72
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  1. documentable
73
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  1. dodecaphonic
74
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  1. Dominican Republic
75
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  1. Doppler effect
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an agile mouse-like rodent with a hairy or bushy tail, found in Africa and Eurasia. Some kinds are noted for spending long periods in hibernation.

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  1. dormouse •
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  1. double-entendre
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  1. dragoon
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  1. dramatization
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  1. dreadnought
81
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  1. druid, Druid
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Relating to or denoting plants that bear fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, e.g. a plum, cherry, almond, or olive.

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  1. drupaceous •
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loose wood, matting, or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship’s hold.

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  1. dunnage •
84
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  1. duopoly
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  1. duteous
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a state of unease or generalized dissatisfaction with life.

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  1. dysphoria •

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