Word List 13 Flashcards by Joseline lu

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Deciduous

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Falling off as of leaves

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Decimate

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Kill

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Declivity

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Downward slope

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Décolleté

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A low-necked dress

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Decomposition

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Decay

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Decorum

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Propriety; good taste in manners

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Decoy

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Lure or bait

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Decrepit

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Worn out by age

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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

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Deducible

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Derived by reasoning

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Deface

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Mar; disfigure

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Defame

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Harm someone’s reputation

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Default

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Failure to act

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Defeatist

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Attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

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Defection

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Desertion

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Defer

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Delay till later

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Defer

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Give in respectfully

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Deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

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Defiance

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Refusal to yield; resistance

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Defile

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Pollute; profane

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Definitive

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Final; complete

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Deflect

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Turn aside

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Defoliate

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Destroy leaves

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Defray

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Pay the costs 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 of existence

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Defuse

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Reduce or eliminate a threat

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Degenerate

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Become worse; deteriorate

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Degradation

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Humiliation; debasement

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Deify

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Turn into God; idolize

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Deign

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Condescend

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Delectable

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Delightful; delicious

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Deliberate

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Consider; ponder

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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

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Delusion

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False belief

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Delve

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Dig; investigate

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Demagogue

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Person who appeals to people’s injustice

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Demean

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Degrade; humiliate

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Demeanor

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Behavior; bearing

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Demented

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Insane

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Demise

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Death

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Demolition

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Destruction

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Demoniac

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fiendish

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Demur

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Object

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Demure

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Grave; serious; coy

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Demystify

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Clarify

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Denigrate

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Blacken

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Denizen

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Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

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Denotation

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Meaning. distinguishing by name

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Denouement

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Outcome; final development of the plot of a play

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Denounce

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Condemn; criticize

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Depict

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Portray

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Deplete

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Reduce; exhaust

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Deplore

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Regret; disapprove of

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Deploy

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Spread out

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Depose

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Dethrone; remove from office

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Deposition

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Testimony under oath

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption

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Deprecate

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Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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Depreciate

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Lessen in value

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Depredation

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Plundering

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Derange

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Make insane

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Derelict

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Abandoned; negligent

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Deride

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Ridicule

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Derivative

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Unoriginal; derived from another source