List 15 Flashcards by Erika Sloan | Brainscape

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Disingenuous

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Adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere

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Disinclination

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N. Unwillingness

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Disinter

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V. Dig up; unearth

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Disinterested

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Adj. unprejudiced

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Disparage

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V. Belittle

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Disparate

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Adj. basically different; unrelated

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Disparity

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N. Difference; condition of inequality

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Dispatch

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N. Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

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Disputatious

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Adj. argumentative; fond of arguing

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Disquiet

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V. Make uneasy or anxious

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Dissemble

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V. Disguise; pretend

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Desseminate

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V. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

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Dissident

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Adj. dissenting; rebellious

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Dissimulate

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V. Pretend; concealed by feigning

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Dissolute

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Adj. loose in morals

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Dissolution

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N. Breaking of a union; decay; termination

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Distend

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V. Expand; Swell out

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Diurnal

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Adj. daily

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Divest

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V. Strip; deprive

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Divine

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V. Perceive intuitively; perceive the future

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Docile

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Adj. obedient; Easily managed

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Doctrinaire

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Adj. able to compromise about points of doctrine: dogmatic; unyielding

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Dogged

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Adj. determined; stubborn

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Doggerel

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N. Poor verse

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Dogmatic

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Adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

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Doldrums

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N. Blues; listlessness; slack period

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Doleful

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Adj. sorrowful

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Domicile

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N. Home

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Domineer

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V. Rule over tyrannically

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Dossier

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N. File of documents on a subject

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Dowdy

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Adj. slovenly; untidy

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Draconian

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Adj. extremely severe

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Dregs

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N. Sediment; worthless residue

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Droll

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Adj. queer and amusing

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Drone

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N. Idle person; male bee

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Dross

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N. Waste matter; worthless impurities

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Drudgery

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N. Menial work

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Ductile

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Adj. malleable; flexible; pliable

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Dulcet

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Adj. sweet sounding

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Duplicity

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N. Double-dealing; hypocrisy