Page 160 Letter D- E Flashcards

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Dissect

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To examine, to analyse, to criticize, to cut up, to divide

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2
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Disseminate

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To spread, to distribute,

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3
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Dissipate

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To drive away, to waste, to scatter

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4
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Distort

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To misshape, to deform, to pervert

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5
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Divert

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To turn aside, to distract, to entertain, to amuse

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6
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Divulge

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To make known, to reveal, to disclose

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7
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Doze

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To sleep lightly and intermittently

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8
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Drench

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To make very wet, to soak

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9
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Drought

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A long period of dry weather

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10
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Drowsy

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Sleepy, dozy, sluggish

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable

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12
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Dungeon

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A dark underground prison cell

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13
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Durable

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Long lasting

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14
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Dusk

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The darker stage of twilight, the time just before night

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Dwell

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To live, to abide

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16
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Dwindle

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To reduce, to decrease, to decline, to shrink

17
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Earthquake

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A sudden shaking of the earth’s surface

18
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Eccentric

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Strange, weird, odd

19
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Elicit

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To bring or draw out, to evoke, to educe

20
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Eloquence

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Persuasive, graceful language

21
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Elucidate

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To make understandable, to explain clearly, to clarify

22
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Elusive

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Tending to escape, difficult to find, define. Or achieve