list 13 Flashcards by yeran xu

Q

Deciduous

A

Falling off as leaves

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Decimate

A

Kill, usually one out of ten

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Decipher

A

Interpret secret code

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Declivity

A

Downward slope

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Décolleté

A

低肩露颈的服装

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Decorum

A

Propriety, orderliness and good taste in manner

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Decoy

A

Lure or bait

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Decrepit

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Worn out by age

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Decrepitude

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State of collapse caused by illness or old age

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Deface

A

Disfigure

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Defame

A

Harm one’s reputation

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Default

A

Failure to act

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Defeatist

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Attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as natural outcome

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Defer

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Delay till later, making plans until they hear from their draft board, give in respectfully

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Deference

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Courteous regard for another’s wish

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Defile

A

Pollute

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Defiance

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Refusal to yield, resistance

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Definitive

A

Final, complete

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Deflect

A

Turn aside

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Defoliate

A

Destroy leaves

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Defray

A

Pay the costs

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Deft

A

Neat, skillfully

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Defunct

A

Dead, no longer in use or existence

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Degenerate

A

Become worse

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Degradation

A

Humiliation, debasement

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Deify

A

Turn into god

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Deign

A

Condescend, stoop

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Delectable

A

Delightful, delicious

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Demoniac

A

Flendish

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Demur

A

Object

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Demure

A

Grave, serious, coy

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Demystify

A

Clarify

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Denigrate

A

Blacken

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Denizen

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Inhabitant or resident

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Denotation

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Meaning, distinguish by name

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Denouement

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Outcome, final development of the plot of a play

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Deplore

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Regret,disapprove of

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Deploy

A

散开，部署

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Depose

A

Dethrone, remove from office

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Deposition

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Testimony under oath

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Depravity

A

Extreme corruption

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Deprecate

A

抗议，蔑视

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Depreciate

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Lessen in value

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Depredation

A

Plundering

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Deranged

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Insane

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Derelict

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Abandoned, negligent

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Derivative

A

Unoriginal

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Dermatologist

A

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