NSF regionals vocabulary e10 Flashcards

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Deduce

A

To trace the course of

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Defector

A

A person who faults from a cause

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Defray

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To bear or pay all or part of the expenses

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Defunct

A

No longer in effect or use, nonexisting

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Delegate

A

A person designated to act or represent for

others

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Delineate

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To trace or outline

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Delinquent

A

Guilty of a misdeed or offense, overdue

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Demand deposit

A

A deposit subject to withdrawal at the dem

and of the depositor

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Demeanor

A

Behavior, or facial appearance

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Denizen

A

A person who regularly frequents a place

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Depose

A

To remove from office, to examine under oath;

get rid of

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Deposition

A

Same thing as depose

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13
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Dermatology

A

The branch or medicine which is dealing with

skin

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Desiccate

A

To dry throughly, dehydrate

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Despotic

A

Pertaining to a king that has unlimited power

despot

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Despotism

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The rule of a despot

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Detrimental

A

Causing damage or harm

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Dexterity

A

Adroitness in using hands, mental adroitness

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Diatribe

A

A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation

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Dictate

A

To say or read something out loud

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Diction

A

Style of speaking or writing

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Diffident

A

Lacking confidence in ones own ability

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Dilapidated

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To put into partial ruin or decay

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Dire

A

Causing or indicating trouble or disaster

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Dis

A

A lady or female, to disparage

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Discernment

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An act of or an instance of good judgement

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Discordant

A

Disagreeable to the ear

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Discretion

A

The power or right to decide, arbiter

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Disgruntled

A

Displeased and discontented, sulky

30
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Disheveled

A

Disordered, unkempt, untidy