d13pt1 Flashcards
1
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dictum
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a proverb
2
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didactic
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intended to teach
3
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diffident
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shy
4
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diffuse
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to cause to spread out
5
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digress
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to stray out from the main subject
6
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dilapidated
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broken-down
7
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dilate
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to make larger
8
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dilemma
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two or more choices, but two are either very good or very bad like trolley
9
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dilettante
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someone with superficial knowledge of something
10
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diminution
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the act of diminishing: reduction
11
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dire
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desperate
12
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dirge
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a funeral song
13
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disaffect
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to cause to lose affection
14
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disarray
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disorder
15
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discern
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to have insight
16
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disclaim
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to renounce
17
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discomfit
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to confuse
18
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disconcert
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to upset
19
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discourse
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conversation
20
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discreet
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prudent; careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions, especially in order to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.
