Lesson Five Flashcards
1
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deride
A
to ridicule, mock
2
Q
desiccated
A
dried up
3
Q
despicable
A
contemptible, hateful
4
Q
desultory
A
wandering from subject to subject
5
Q
deviate
A
to turn aside
6
Q
diadem
A
a crown
7
Q
diaphanous
A
very sheer and light
8
Q
dichotomy
A
a division into two parts
9
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ebullient
A
enthusiastic
10
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electic
A
choosing from various sources
11
Q
edify
A
to improve someone morally
12
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effete
A
worn out; barren
13
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egregious
A
remarkably bad; outrageous
14
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elegy
A
a sad or mournful poem
15
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elicit
A
to draw forth; call forth
