Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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Deter

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Discourage, prevent from acting, turn aside

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Desolate

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Deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted

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Dicate

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To say or read aloud to be recorded or written by another

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Drudgery

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Distasteful, dull, or hard work

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Duplicity

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Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech, deceitful in conduct or speech

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Ebullient

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Overflowing with fervor, excitement or enthusiasm; high spirited

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Efficacious

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Prodoucing or capable of producing a desirable effect; effective

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Emaciated

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To waste away physically; to lose flesh as to become very thin

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Encumber

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To pit a heavy load on, burden; weigh down or impede

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Enfranchise

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To set free (as from slavery); to admit to the privileges as a citizen

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