Session 30 Flashcards

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Daunt

A

To make fearful, to intimidate

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2
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Dearth

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Lack, scarcity

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3
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Debacle

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Violent breakdown, sudden overthrow

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4
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Debauchery

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Wild living, excessive intemperance.

To debauch is to seduce or corrupt.

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5
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Debiliate

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To weaken, to cripple

Debility-opp. Of ability

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6
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Decadent

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Decaying or decayed, esp in terms of morals

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7
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Decimate

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To kill or destroy a large part of

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8
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Decorous

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Proper, in good tasre, orderly

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9
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Deduce

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To conclude from the evidence, to infer

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10
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Defame

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To libel or slander, to ruin the good name of

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