Word List 09 Deck 2 Page 4 Flashcards

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1
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Disband

A

To separate

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2
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Discursive

A

Wandering from one topic to another

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3
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Disparate

A

Different

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4
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Disseminate

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To spread widely

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5
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Dissuade

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To persuade someone not to do something

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6
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Divest

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To take something away from someone else

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7
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Dolt

A

Stupid person

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8
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Dour

A

Silent and gloomy

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9
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Drone

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One who talks constantly; to talk monotonously

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10
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Duplicity

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Hypocrisy

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11
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Edict

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A command by an authority

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12
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Effigy

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A statue or image of a person

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13
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Elegiac

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Sad

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14
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Elucidate

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To make clear

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15
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Embellish

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To decorate

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16
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Emphysema

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Lung disease

17
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Encipher

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To put into code

18
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Ensconce

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To settle comfortably

19
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Entrenched

A

Held tightly

20
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Ephemeral

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Short-lived

21
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Equivocate

A

To keep changing one’s mind

22
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Estrange

A

To keep at a distance

23
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Euphony

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Harmony