Vocab D Flashcards
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Debacle
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Great disaster
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Dearth
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Scarcity that makes dear, famine, inadequate supply
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Debilitating
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Weakening
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Debonair
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Charming (looks)
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Debunk
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To expose the sham or falseness of something
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Decry
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To express strong disapproval publicly
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Deft
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Characterized by facility and skill
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Dégagé
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Free of constraint light hearted
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Deleterious
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Harmful in a subtle or unexpressed way
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Deride/derisive (derision)
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To subject to bitter or contemptuous ridicule
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De rigueur
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Required by custom
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Diametrically
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Completely opposed, being at opposite extremes
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Diffident
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Hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of confidence
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Dint
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To drive in with force/ force, power
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Disabuse
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To free from error or misconception