Word List 12 Flashcards by jaclyn beckinghausen | Brainscape

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cupidity

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greed

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curator

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superintendent; manager

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cursory

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casual; hastily done

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curtail

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shorten; reduce

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dank

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damp

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daub

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smear (as with paint)

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dauntless

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bold

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dawdle

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loiter; waste time

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deadpan

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wooden; impassive

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dearth

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scarcity

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debacle

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sudden downfall; complete disaster

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debase

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reduce the quality of value; lower in esteem; degrade

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debauch

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corrupt; seduce from virtue

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debonair

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urbane and suave; amiable

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debunk

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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule

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decadence

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decay

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decorum

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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

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decrepitude

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state of collapse caused by illness or old age

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decry

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express strong disapproval of; disparage

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default

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failure to act

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defection

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desertion

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

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defile

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pollute; profane

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defray

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provide for the payment of

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deft

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neat; skillful

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defunct

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dead; no longer in use or existence

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degenerate

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become worse; deteriorate

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degradation

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humiliation; debasement; degeneration

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deify

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turn into a god; idolize

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deign

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condescend; stoop

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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portray; depict; sketch

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delirium

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mental disorder marked by confusion

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delude

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deceive

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deluge

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flood; rush