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

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Disingenuous

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Lacking in candor, giving a false appearance of simple

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Disparaging

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Degrading in rank/reputation

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Disparate

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Containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements

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Disquieting

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To take away the peace or tranquility of

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Doleful

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Full of grief

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Double entendre

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Ambiguity of meaning that lends itself to more than one meaning

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Doughty

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Marked by fearless resolution

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Dour

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Stern, harsh, obstinate, gloomy, sullen

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Doyen/ doyenne

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Senior member of a body or group, oldest example of a category

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Draconian

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Cruel, severe