Word List 12 Flashcards
1
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cupidity
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greed
2
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curator
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superintendent; manager
3
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cursory
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casual; hastily done
4
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curtail
A
shorten; reduce
5
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dank
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damp
6
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daub
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smear (as with paint)
7
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dauntless
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bold
8
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
9
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deadpan
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wooden; impassive
10
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dearth
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scarcity
11
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debacle
A
sudden downfall; complete disaster
12
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debase
A
reduce the quality of value; lower in esteem; degrade
13
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debauch
A
corrupt; seduce from virtue
14
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debonair
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urbane and suave; amiable
15
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc; ridicule
16
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decadence
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decay
17
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
18
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decrepitude
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
19
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decry
A
express strong disapproval of; disparage
20
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default
A
failure to act
21
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defection
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desertion
22
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deference
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courteous regard for another’s wish
23
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defile
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pollute; profane
24
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defray
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provide for the payment of
25
deft
neat; skillful
26
defunct
dead; no longer in use or existence
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degenerate
become worse; deteriorate
28
degradation
humiliation; debasement; degeneration
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deify
turn into a god; idolize
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deign
condescend; stoop
31
deleterious
harmful
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delineate
portray; depict; sketch
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delirium
mental disorder marked by confusion
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delude
deceive
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deluge
flood; rush
