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List 13 Flashcards

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Declivity

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N. Downward slope

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Decimate

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V. Kill, usually one out of ten

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Décolleté

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Adj. having a low-necked dress

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Defame

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V. Harm someone’s reputation; malign; slander

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Defer

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V. Delay till later; exempts temporarily; give in respectfully; submit

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Deference

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N. Courteous regard for another’s wish

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Defray

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V. Pay the costs of

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Deft

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Adj. neat; skillful

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Defunct

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Adj. Dead; no longer in use or existence

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Deign

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V. Condescend; stoop

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Deleterious

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Adj. harmful

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Delineate

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V. Portray; depict; sketch

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Deluge

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N. Flood; rush

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Demagogue

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N. Person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of the people

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Demur

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V. Objects (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

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Demure

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Adj. grave; serious; coy

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Denigrate

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V. Blacken

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Denouement

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N. Outcome; final development of the plot of the play

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Depose

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V. Dethrone; remove from office

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Deposition

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N. Testimony under oath

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Depravity

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N. Extreme corruption; wickedness

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Deprecate

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V. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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Depreciate

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V. Lessen in value

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Depredation

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N. Plundering

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Derelict

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Adj. abandoned; negligent

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Deride

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V. Ridicule; make fun of

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Derivative

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Adj. unoriginal; derived from another source

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