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ESSENTIALS C-D Flashcards

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cacophonous

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unpleasant or harsh-sounding

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cadge

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beg; sponge

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callous

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thick-skinned; insensitive

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calumny

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slander

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canard

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false; deliberately misleading story

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canon

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an established principle

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cant

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insincere talk; language of a particular group

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cantankerous

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irritable; ill-humored

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capricious

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fickle

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cardinal

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of foremost importance

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carnal

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of flesh or body; related to physical appetities

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carping

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to find fault; complain

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castigation

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punishment; chastisement; criticism

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cataclysm

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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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catalyst

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n. something causing the change

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categorical

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absolute; without exception

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caucus

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smaller group within an organization

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causal

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involving a cause

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caustic

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sarcastically biting; burning

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celestial

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concerning the sky or heavens; sublime

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centrifugal

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moving away from centre

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centripetal

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moving or directed toward a center

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champion

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to defend or support

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chasten

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to correct by punishment or reproof

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chicanery

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trickery; fraud

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churlish

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rude; boorish

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circuitous

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roundabout

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clairvoyant

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n. one who can predict the future

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clamor

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n. noisy outcry

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clique

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small, exclusive group

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cloister

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confine; seclude

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coagulate

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thicken; congeal

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coalesce

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to cause to become one

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codify

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systematize

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cognizant

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aware; informed; conscious

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commensurate

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adj. proportional

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complacent

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adj. self-satisfied

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complaisant

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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging

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complement

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n. something that completes or makes up a whole

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comply

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(with) act in accordance with a wish or command

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compliant

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adj. yielding

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compunction

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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conciliate

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stop (someone) being angry or discontented; placate

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conciliatory

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overcoming distrust or hostility

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concomitant

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adj. naturally accompanying or associated

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condone

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to overlook voluntarily; forgive

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confound

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baffle; perplex; mix up

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congenial

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  1. (of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own
  2. (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited to one’s taste or inclination
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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage agreement

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connoisseur

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an expert judge in matters of taste

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conscript

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person compulsorily enrolled for military service

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consecrate

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to declare sacred

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contend

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to assert

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contentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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contiguous

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touching; neighboring

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continence

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self-control; abstention from sexual activity

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contrite

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very sorrowful for a wrong

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contumacious

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disobedient; rebellious

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conundrum

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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convention

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custom; accepted technique or device

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converge

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approach; come together; tend to meet

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convivial

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  1. (of a person) cheerful and friendly; jovial; sociable

2. (of an atmosphere or event) friendly, lively, and enjoyable

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convoluted

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  1. (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow; complicated
  2. intricately folded, twisted, or coiled
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copious

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abundant in supply or quantity; plentiful

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coquette

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n. woman who flirts

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cornucopia

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n. state of abundance; an abundant supply of good things of a specified kind

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covert

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adj. hidden; secret

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covet

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yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)

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covetous

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adj. desiring something owned by another

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cozen

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to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

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craven

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adj. cowardly

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credence

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belief in or acceptance of something as true.

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credo

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statement of belief or principle; creed

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daunt

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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dearth

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debauchery

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corruption; excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs

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decorum

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proper behaviour

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defame

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to malign; damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel

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default

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to fail to act

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defer

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put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone

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deference

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polite submission and respect (riayet, (saygıdan kaynaklanan) itaat.)

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning

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delineate

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describe or portray (something) precisely

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demotic

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adj. pertaining to people

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demur

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raise objections or show reluctance; to express doubt

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denigrate

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criticize unfairly; disparage; slander; to slur someone’s reputation

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denizen

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

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denouement

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the outcome of a situation, when something is decided or made clear

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deride

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derivative

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n. something derived

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desiccate

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to dry completely

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desuetude

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the state of disuse

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desultory

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adj. 1. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm 2. occurring randomly or occasionally

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deterrent

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n. something that discourages or hinders

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detract

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diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement).

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diaphanous

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transparent

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diatribe

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bitter verbal attack against someone or something

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dichotomy

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division into two contradictory parts

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diffidence

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shyness; lack of confidence

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diffuse

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to spread out

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digression

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the act of straying from the main point

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dirge

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funeral hymn

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disabuse

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to free from a misconception

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discerning

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perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

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discern

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to perceive something obscure

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discomfit

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to make uneasy; disconcert

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discordant

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not in tune

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discredit

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dishonor; disgrace; cause to doubted

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discrepancy

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difference between

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discretion

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circumspection; freedom to act on one’s own

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disinterested

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objective; unprejudiced

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disjointed

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lacking a coherent sequence or connection

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dismiss

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put away from consideration; reject

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disparage

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regard or represent as being of little worth

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disparate

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dissimilar; essentially different in kind; not able to be compared

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dissemble

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to pretend; conceal or disguise one’s true feelings or beliefs

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disseminate

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to spread; scatter; disperse

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dissident

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a person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state

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dissolution

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  1. the action of formally ending or dismissing an assembly, partnership, or official body
  2. debauched living; dissipation
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dissipation

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  1. overindulgence in sensual pleasures; dissipated living, debauchery
  2. the squandering of money, energy, or resources
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dissonance

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discord, lack of harmony

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distend

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to expand; swell out

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distrait

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inattentive; preoccupied

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diverge

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to vary; go in different directions from the same point

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divest

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to strip; deprive; rid

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divulge

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to make known something that is secret, make known (private or sensitive information).

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document

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to provide with written evidence to support

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doggerel

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poor verse

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dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

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dormant

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inactive; (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep

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dross

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something regarded as worthless; rubbish

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dupe

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to deceive; trick

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compulsion

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  1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint
  2. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

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