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D words Flashcards

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damson

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A small purple-black plumlike fruit.

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daunt

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to intimidate; to discourage

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dawdle

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to waste time

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deacon

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(in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.

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dearth

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scarcity, limited supply, paucity

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debase

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to reduce in quality or value

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debilitate

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make (someone) weak and infirm.

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déclassé

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having fallen in social status.

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decorous

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proper, socially acceptable

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decorum

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behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety

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decry

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to criticize openly, denounce, censure, castigate

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defame

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to harm the reputation of

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deference

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giving in to another’s wished or opinion

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defile

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sully, mar, or spoil.

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deforest

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clear (an area) of forests or trees.

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16
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deign

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Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity.

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17
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delineated

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Describe or portray (something) precisely

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denounce

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to criticize publicly

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19
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deplete

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to use up

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20
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deplore

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to strongly disapprove of

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21
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depravity

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wickedness, perversion

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deprecate

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to belittle, express disapproval of, vilify, disparage, castigate, defame

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deracinate

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tear (something) up by the roots.

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24
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deride

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express contempt for; ridicule.

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derivative

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copied or adapted from others

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of

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desertification

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the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.

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despair

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hopelessness, pessimism

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despondent

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depressed, disheartened, morose, melancholy

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desultory

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aimless, haphazard, unconnected, discursive

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devilkin

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A little devil

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diabolist

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Satanist: an adherent of Satan or Satanism.

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dialogist

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A speaker in, or a writer of, a dialogue.

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diaspora

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Jews living outside Israel.

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diffident

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timid, lacking self-confidence

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diligent

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working devotedly and carefully, meticulous, assiduous

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diminish

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to make or become smaller, contract, taper

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dirge

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a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.

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discomfit

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make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

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discord

A

disagreement between people.

41
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discordant

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Disagreeing or incongruous.

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discrepancy

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lack of agreement, difference, discord, disparity

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discursive

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digressing from subject to subject.

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disdain

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scorn, contempt

45
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disgruntled

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dissatisfied, irritated

46
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disjunctive

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Lacking connection; or (of a conjunction) expressing a choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities, for example “she asked if he was going or staying.”

47
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disparage

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to put down, to belittle, vilify, defame, deprecate

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disparity

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difference, discrepancy

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dispassionate

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calm

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dispatch

A

promptness

51
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disperse

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distribute or spread over a wide area.

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disseminate

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to spread widely

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dissent

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to disagree

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dissipate

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to scatter, disappear, disperse

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dissonance

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disagreement; lack of harmony

56
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dissuade

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to discourage; to talk out of

57
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distend

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to expand, extend

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distillation

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The extraction of the essential meaning or most important aspects of something

59
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divalent

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having a valence of two.

60
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divisive

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tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people.

61
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dogleg

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To follow a sharply bending route

62
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dogmatic

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stubbornly certain in a belief

63
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dominatrix

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a dominating woman, esp. one who takes the sadistic role in sadomasochistic sexual activities.

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dormant

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asleep, inactive

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dowdy

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(of a person, typically a woman, or their clothes) unfashionable and without style in appearance.

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dubious

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doubtful; questionable

67
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duck’s ass

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a man’s hairstyle, associated esp. with the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides and tapered at the nape

68
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duplicitous

A

deceitful.

69
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dzo

A

a hybrid of a cow and a yak

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