Week Of 10/20 Flashcards
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Desecrate
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To treat with disrespect
1
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Depreciate
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To lessen in value
2
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Destitute
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Very poor, totally lacking
3
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Diatribe (die-a-tribe)
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A denunciation, a biting speech, public shame
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Didactic
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Instructive, intended to educate
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Diffuse
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Adjective form: wordy, not concentrated
Verb form: to spread widely
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Digress
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To stray from the main subject
7
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Discerning (dis-earning)
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Keenly perceptive, shrewd, having a good understanding of something
8
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Discount
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To deduct, to disregard, to ignore
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Diva
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An opera singer, prima donna, a tempermental, conceited person, someone that thinks that they are extra special and has to have everything perfect
