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Vocab D Flashcards

1
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Daunt

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v. to cause to lose courage

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2
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Dearth

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n. a lack in supply

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3
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Debunk

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v. to prove untrue

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4
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Debutante

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n. a young woman making her debut into society

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5
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Declivity

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n. a downward slope

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6
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Decorous

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adj. proper and dignified

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7
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Deject

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v. to lower someone’s spirits; make down hearted

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8
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Deleterious

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adj. harmful

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9
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Delineate

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v. to outline

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10
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Demagogue

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n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

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11
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Demarcate

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v. to set, mark, or draw boundaries

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12
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Demur

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v. to object

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13
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Denigrate

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v. to damage the reputation of

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14
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Derelict

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n. a person without a hoe, job, or property

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15
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Deride

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v. to ridicule

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16
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Derivative

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n. something that came from an original

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17
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Desiccate

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v. to dry up

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18
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Despoiler

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n. a person who steals goods

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19
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Despot

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n. a ruler with complete power

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20
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Destitute

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adj. completely wanting or lacking

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21
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Desultory

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adj. disconnected and random

22
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Diaphanous

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adj. sheet; nearly translucent

23
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Diatribe

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n. bitter criticism; verbal attack

24
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Dictum

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n. formal statement

25
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Didactic

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adj. educational

26
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Diffident

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adj. shy; reserved

27
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Dilatory

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adj. intending to delay

28
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Dilettante

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n. a person who engages in an activity without serious intentions or inquiry

29
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Dirge

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n. a funeral song

30
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Disabuse

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v. to free someone from false ideas

31
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Discern

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v. to perceive or understand with sight or other senses

32
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Distain

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n. a lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

33
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Disenfranchise

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v. to deprive of voting rights

34
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Disillusion

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v. to free form false beliefs

35
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Disingenuous

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adj. insincere

36
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Disparage

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v. to belittle or criticize

37
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Disparate

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adj. different and distinct

38
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Dissembler

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n. a person who conceals his real feeling by professing false beliefs

39
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Disseminate

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v. to spread widely

40
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Dissonance

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n. harsh, jarring sound

41
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Distaff

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n. the female part of the family

42
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Dither

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v. to be indecisive

43
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Diurnal

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adj. daily; daytime

44
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Divert

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v. to turn away from a course

45
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Divine

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v. to predict using supernatural means

46
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doctrinaire

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adj. impractical; insistent about one’s own theory

47
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Dogmatic

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adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

48
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Draconian

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adj. harsh and severe

49
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Droll

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adj. amusing; comical

50
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Dubious

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adj. doubtful; questionable

51
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Dupe

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v. to deceive

52
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Dyspeptic

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adj. irritable and gloomy

GRE Vocab Repeat Offenders (26 decks)

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