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Section 7 (601-700) Flashcards

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decry

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to criticize openly

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deface

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to ruin or injure something’s appearance

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defamatory

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(adj.) harmful toward another’s reputation

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defer

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(v.) to postpone something; to yield to another’s wisdom

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deferential

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(adj.) showing respect for another’s authority

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defile

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to make unclean, impure

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deft

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(adj.) skillful, capable

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defunct

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(adj.) no longer used or existing

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delegate

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(v.) to hand over responsibility for something

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deleterious

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harmful (She experienced the deleterious effects of running a
marathon without stretching her muscles enough beforehand.)

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delineate

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(v.) to describe, outline, shed light on (She neatly delineated her reasons for
canceling the project’s funding.)

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demagogue

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n.) a leader who appeals to a people’s prejudices (The demagogue
strengthened his hold over his people by blaming immigrants for the lack of jobs.)

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demarcation

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n (n.) the marking of boundaries or categories (Different cultures have
different demarcations of good and evil.)

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demean

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(v.) to lower the status or stature of something (She refused to demean her secretary by making him order her lunch.)

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demure

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(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

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denigrate

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(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of

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denounce

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(v.) to criticize publicly

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depravity

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(n.) wickedness

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deplore

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(v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval

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deprecate

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(v.) to belittle, depreciate

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depreciate

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diminish in value over a period of time

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derelict

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(adj.) abandoned, run-down

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deride

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(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn

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derivative

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(adj.) taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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desecrate
(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
(adj.) dried up, dehydrated
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desolate
(adj.) deserted, dreary, lifeless
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despondent
(adj.) feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
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despot
(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally
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destitute
(adj.) impoverished, utterly lacking
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deter
(v.) to discourage, prevent from doing
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dialect
(n.) a variation of a language
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devious
(adj.) not straightforward, deceitful
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diaphanous
(adj.) light, airy, transparent (Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains, brightening the room.)
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didactic
(adj.) intended to instruct (She wrote up a didactic document showing new employees how to handle the company’s customers.) 2. (adj.) overly moralistic (His didactic style of teaching made it seem like he wanted to persuade his students not to understand history fully, but to understand it from only one point of view.)
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diffuse
1. (v.) to scatter, thin out, break up (He diffused the tension in the room by making in a joke.) 2. (adj.) not concentrated, scattered, disorganized (In her writings, she tried unsuccessfully to make others understand her diffuse thoughts.)
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diligent
(adj.) showing care in doing one’s work
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diminutive
(adj.) small or miniature
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dirge
(n.) a mournful song, especially for a funeral
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disaffected
(adj.) rebellious, resentful of authority
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disavow
(v.) to deny knowledge of or responsibility for (Not wanting others to criticize her, she disavowed any involvement in the company’s hiring scandal.)
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discern
(v.) to perceive, detect
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disclose
(v.) to reveal, make public
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discomfit
(v.) to thwart, baffle
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discordant
(adj.) not agreeing, not in harmony with
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discrepancy
(n.) difference, failure of things to correspond
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discretion
(n.) the quality of being reserved in speech or action; good judgment
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discursive
(adj.) rambling, lacking order
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disdain
(to) scorn, hold in low esteem (v or n)
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disgruntled
(adj.) upset, not content
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disheartened
(adj.) feeling a loss of spirit or morale
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disparage
(v.) to criticize or speak ill of
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disparate
(adj.) sharply differing, containing sharply contrasting elements
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dispatch
(v.) to send off to accomplish a duty
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dispel
(v.) to drive away, scatter
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disperse
(v.) to scatter, cause to scatter
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disrepute
(n.) a state of being held in low regard
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dissemble
(v.) to conceal, fake one's true motives
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disseminate
(v.) to spread widely
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dissent
(v.) to disagree, 2. (n.) the act of disagreeing
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dissipate
(v.) to disappear, cause to disappear,2. (v.) to waste
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dissonance
(n.) lack of harmony or consistency
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dissuade
(v.) to persuade someone not to do something
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distend
(v.) to swell out
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dither
(v.) to be indecisive
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divine
(adj.) godly, exceedingly wonderful
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divisive
(adj.) causing dissent, discord
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divulge
(v.) to reveal something secret
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docile
(adj.) easily taught or trained, submissive
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dogmatic
(adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles
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dour
(adj.) stern, joyless
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dubious
(adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality
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duplicity
(n.) crafty dishonesty
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duress
hardship, threat
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dynamic
(adj.) actively changing
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ebullient
(adj.) extremely lively, enthusiastic
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eclectic
(adj.) consisting of a diverse variety of elements (That bar attracts an eclectic crowd: lawyers, artists, circus clowns, and investment bankers.)
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efface
(v.) to wipe out, obliterate, rub away, erase
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edict
(n.) an order, decree
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effervescent
(adj.) bubbly, lively
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pathology
mental, social, or linguistic abnormality or malfunction, the science of the causes and effects of diseases
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effervescent
(adj.) bubbly, lively
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efficacious
(adj.) effective
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effrontery
(n.) impudence, nerve, insolence
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effulgent
(adj.) radiant, splendorous
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egregious
(adj.) extremely bad
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elegy
(n.) a speech given in honor of a dead person
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elicit
(v.) to bring forth, draw out, evoke
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eloquent
(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving
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elucidate
(v.) to clarify, explain
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emaciated
(adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking
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embezzle
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records
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eminent
1. (adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous, 2. (adj.) conspicuous
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emollient
(adj.) soothing (This emollient cream makes my skin very smooth.)
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emote
(v.) to express emotion
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empirical
1. (adj.) based on observation or experience, 2. (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment
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emulate
(v.) to imitate
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enamor
(v.) to fill with love, fascinate, usually used in passive form followed by “of” or “with” (I grew enamored of that boy when he quoted my favorite love poem.)
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encumber
(v.) to weigh down, burden
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enervate
(v.) to weaken, exhaust

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