week 3

Question 1

de

Answer 1

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Question 2

Deposit

Answer 2

a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.

Question 3

descent

Answer 3

an action of moving downward, dropping, or falling

Question 4

despicable

Answer 4

deserving hatred and contempt.

Question 5

denounce

Answer 5

publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

Question 6

deduct

Answer 6

subtract or take away (an amount or part) from a total

Question 7

demolish

Answer 7

pull or knock down (a building)

Question 8

decrepit

Answer 8

(of a person) elderly and infirm.

Question 9

deplete

Answer 9

use up the supply or resources of.

Question 10

dis

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away

Question 11

distract

Answer 11

prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something.

Question 12

distort

Answer 12

pull or twist out of shape

Question 13

dispute

Answer 13

a disagreement, argument, or debate

Question 14

dissonant

Answer 14

lacking harmony.

Question 15

disperse

Answer 15

distribute or spread over a wide area.

Question 16

dissuade

Answer 16

persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action

Question 17

disprove

Answer 17

prove that (something) is false.

Question 18

Equitable

Answer 18

fair and impartial

Question 18

equi

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equal

Question 19

equilateral

Answer 19

having all its sides of the same length

Question 20

equivocate

Answer 20

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.

Question 21

equinox

Answer 21

the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

Question 22

equation

Answer 22

a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).

Question 23

equilibrium

Answer 23

a state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.