DAIS-DYSPHASIA Flashcards by Yoonhee Ha

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dais

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platform; speaker’s stand

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dale

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valley

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dally

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to waste time

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dank

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chilly and wet

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dappled

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spotted

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dastardly

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sneaking and cowardly; shameful

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daub

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to smear; to cover over with patient, etc.

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daunt

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to discourage

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dawdle

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to waste time; to idle

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de facto

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in fact; in reality

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deadlock

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a standstill; a tie

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dearth

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a scarcity or lack

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debacle

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a complete failure; total collapse

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debase

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to lower in rank; to humiliate

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debauch

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to corrupt

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debilitate

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to weaken

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debonair

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pleasant; courteous; charming

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debris

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fragments; littler; rubble

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debut

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first public appearance

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decadence

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moral deterioration

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decant

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to pour off (a liquid)

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decapitate

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to behead

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decelerate

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to slow down

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deciduous

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not permanent; passing

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decipher

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decode; figure out the meaning of

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declaim

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to speak dramatically

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declivity

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downward slope

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decompose

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to decay; to break up into parts

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decorum

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appropriate social behavior

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decoy

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a person or thing that entices or lures, as into danger

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decrepit

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broken down by age or disease

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decry

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to speak out against

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deduce

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to reason out; to infer

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deem

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to think; to believe; to judge

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defalcate

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to misuse funds; to embezzle

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defamatory

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damaging another’s reputation with false remarks

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default

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to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task

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defection

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desertion

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defer

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to postpone; to put off

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deference

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respect

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defile

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to pollute; to corrupt

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definitive

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comprehensive; complete

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deflect

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to turn aside; to bend

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defoliate

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to strip of leaves

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defray

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to pay the cost of

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deft

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skillful

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defunct

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no longer in existence; extinct

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degrade

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to lower in degree or quality

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deify

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to idolize; to make god-like

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deign

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to lower oneself before an inferior

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delectable

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delicious; very pleasing

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delete

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to leave out; to cross out

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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to describe; to depict

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delirium

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condition of mental disturbance; wild excitement

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delude

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to deceive; to mislead

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deluge

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a flood; a rush

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delve

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to search; to investigate

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demagogue

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a popular leader who appeals to the emotions

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demean

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to degrade; to lower

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demeanor

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behavior

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demented

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deranged; insane

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demigod

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a person who is partly a god and partly human

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demise

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death; ending

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demography

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study of population trends

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demolish

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to tear down

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demoralize

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to discourage; to cause to lose spirit

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demur

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to object; to take exception to