Vocabulary List 8 Flashcards

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Cryptic

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Puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic (Adjective)

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Cursory

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Hasty, not thorough (Adjective)

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Dearth

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A scarcity or lack of something (Noun)

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Debilitate

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To weaken, to enfeeble (Verb)

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Decadence

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Moral deterioration as characterized as excessive indulgence (Noun)

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Deference

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Humble submission and respect (Noun)

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Deflated

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To depress or reduce; brought low in spirit (Adjective)

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Delineated

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To describe or represent something precisely (Verb)

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Demeanor

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Behavior; manner of conducting oneself (Noun)

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Denunciation

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Public condemnation or someone or something; strong disapproval (Noun)

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