L12 Flashcards by li San | Brainscape

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defect (n&v)

A

flaw…to desert

blemish, fault, abandon, forsake

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dapper

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neat; smart spruce

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defer

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postpone

delay, table

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dejected adj

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sad, blue

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delete

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cancel, expunge

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delineate

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depict, picture

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delinquent adj&n

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failing to do something

remiss, derelict, malefactor, wrongdoer

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delude

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deceive

dupe, gull

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demure

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modest

sedate, prim

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denouement

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the outcome of a story

disentanglement, climax

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desultory

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switching without reason

fitful, erratic

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deviate v&n

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different from what is deemed normal

diverge, veer, maverick, oddball

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devoid

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empty

destitute, bereft

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devout

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deeply religious

pious, faithful

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dexterous

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skillful in using hands or mind

handy, deft

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