one word 300-350 Flashcards

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devious

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a proper way of misleading

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dubious

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open way of doubt and suspicion

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drought

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வறட்சி

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dyke

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a wall built to prevent from flooding

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deploy

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to spread troops for battle

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deport

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send unwanted person out of country

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delible

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able to be deleted

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dandy

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one who pays too much attention to his clothes and appearance

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drapper

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one who deals with clothes

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death trap

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place where many peoples died in accident

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death blow

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that destroys or put an end

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defection

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the desertion of one’s country or cause in favour of an opposing one.

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deliverance

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final release from rebirth

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deprecate

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to feel or express disapproval to something or someone

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diatribe

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bitter and violent attack in words

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dilettante

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a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowle

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directory

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a book of names and address

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disenfranchisement

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to take away someones right to vote

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dodo

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a flightless bird which is now extinct

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dunce

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a person who is slow to learn

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detour

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usually the longer route

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dominion

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a area controlled by a ruler

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dirge

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a poem or song for a dead

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diss-er-tation

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a writing on particular subject

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delinquent
one who commits minor crime repeatedly
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debauchery
excessive use of alchol or sex
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deterrent
that whose fear prevents something bad from happening
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devious
a roundway or indirect way
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devour
eat food hugryly or quickly
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disciplinarian
a person who belives or practice a firm disipline
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dismayed
filled with depression or disgradgement
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diurnal
active in day time (animal)
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diva
a famous female singer of popular music
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downpour
a heavy rainfall
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drizzle
light rain fall
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death toll
list of peoples killed in earthquake
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death rattle
a ratting in a throat of dying man
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decorum
dignified and socially acceptable behavior
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debenture
certificate given by business cooperation
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destitution
lack of the necessity of life
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delirium
mental disturbance caused by illness
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delegate
representative
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deism
belief in existence of god that is based on faith than on religious teachings
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delusion
false idea of anything
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demagogue
a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason
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depraved
morally bad or evil
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deponent
person who makes a written statement for a use in law court
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despot
ruler with unlimited power especially a cruel or oppressive one
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derisory
not to be considered serious
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a language that is no longer be spoken
dead