Deck 14 Flashcards

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denomination

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a classification, a category name

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denote

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to signify, to indicate, to mark

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deploy

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  • to station soldiers or armaments strategically

- to arrange strategically

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depose

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to remove from office or position of power

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depravity

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extreme wickedness or corruption

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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depredate

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to prey upon, to plunder

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deride

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to ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously

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derelict

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  • in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect

- a person without a home, job, or property

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desiccate

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to dry out

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desist

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to stop doing something

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despondent

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extremely depressed, full of despair

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destitute

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extremely poor, utterly lacking

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desultory

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without a plan or purpose, disconnected, random

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devout

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  • deeply religious

- fervent

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dialectical

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  • relating to discussions

- relating to the rules and methods of reasoning

17
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diatribe

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a bitter and abusive denunciation

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dichotomy

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division into two parts

19
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dictum

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decree, dictate, command, an adage, maxim or proverb

20
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dilettante

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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts, an amateur, a dabbler

21
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diminution

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the act or process of diminishing, reduction

22
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dirge

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a funeral song

23
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disaffect

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to cause to lose affection, to alienate or estrange

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discern

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to have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate, to differentiate

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disclaim

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to deny any claim, to renounce