Vocab D Flashcards

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Discriminate

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To differentiate; to make distinction; to see the difference

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Disdain

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Contempt; intense dislike

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Dissuade

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To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage

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Diverse

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Varied

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Elusive

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Hard to reach; hard to catch; evasive

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Epicure

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A person with refined taste in food and drink; a gourmet

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Eccentric

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Odd; unusual; quirky

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Eloquence

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Speaking well

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Eminent

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Outstanding; illustrious; very prominent; notable

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Encroach

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To intrude gradually upon the property or rights of another; to trespass

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Ephemeral

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Temporary; fleeting; transitory

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Evade

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To escape or avoid something

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Exorbitant

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Literally out of orbit, hence unreasonable

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Expound

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To elaborate; explain in great detail

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Extrovert

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An Outgoing personality

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Facilitate

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To make it easier or more convenient; to aid

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Feasible

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Capable of being accomplished or carried out; possible

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Galvanize

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To stir into action or awareness

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Garnish

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To decorate; to trim

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Garrulous

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Overly talkative

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Glutton

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A person having a huge insatiable appetite for food and drink

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Grievous

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Causing grief; serious

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Guile

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Cunning; deceitfulness

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Haphazard

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Random; occurring in unplanned way

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Discord

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Disagreement