Word List 13

Question 1

Deciduous

Answer 1

Falling off as of leaves

Question 2

Decimate

Answer 2

Kill

Question 3

Declivity

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Downward slope

Question 4

Décolleté

Answer 4

A low-necked dress

Question 5

Decomposition

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Decay

Question 6

Decorum

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Propriety; good taste in manners

Question 7

Decoy

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Lure or bait

Question 8

Decrepit

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Worn out by age

Question 9

Decrepitude

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State of collapse caused by illness or old age

Question 10

Decry

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Express strong disapproval of

Question 11

Deducible

Answer 11

Derived by reasoning

Question 12

Deface

Answer 12

Mar; disfigure

Question 13

Defame

Answer 13

Harm someone’s reputation

Question 14

Default

Answer 14

Failure to act

Question 15

Defeatist

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

Question 16

Defection

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Desertion

Question 17

Defer

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Delay till later

Question 18

Defer

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Give in respectfully

Question 19

Deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

Question 20

Defiance

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Refusal to yield; resistance

Question 21

Defile

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Pollute; profane

Question 22

Definitive

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Final; complete

Question 23

Deflect

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Turn aside

Question 24

Defoliate

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Destroy leaves

Question 25

Defray

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Pay the costs of

Question 26

Deft

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Neat; skillful

Question 27

Defunct

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Dead; no longer in use of existence

Question 28

Defuse

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Reduce or eliminate a threat

Question 29

Degenerate

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Become worse; deteriorate

Question 30

Degradation

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Humiliation; debasement

Question 31

Deify

Answer 31

Turn into God; idolize

Question 32

Deign

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Condescend

Question 33

Delectable

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Delightful; delicious

Question 34

Deleterious

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Harmful

Question 35

Deliberate

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Consider; ponder

Question 36

Delineate

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Portray; depict; sketch

Question 37

Delirium

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Mental disorder marked by confusion

Question 38

Delude

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Deceive

Question 39

Deluge

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Flood

Question 40

Delusion

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False belief

Question 41

Delve

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Dig; investigate

Question 42

Demagogue

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Person who appeals to people’s injustice

Question 43

Demean

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Degrade; humiliate

Question 44

Demeanor

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Behavior; bearing

Question 45

Demented

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Insane

Question 46

Demise

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Death

Question 47

Demolition

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Destruction

Question 48

Demoniac

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fiendish

Question 49

Demur

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Object

Question 50

Demure

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Grave; serious; coy

Question 51

Demystify

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Clarify

Question 52

Denigrate

Answer 52

Blacken

Question 53

Denizen

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Inhabitant or resident; regular visitor

Question 54

Denotation

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Meaning. distinguishing by name

Question 55

Denouement

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Outcome; final development of the plot of a play

Question 56

Denounce

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Condemn; criticize

Question 57

Depict

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Portray

Question 58

Deplete

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Reduce; exhaust

Question 59

Deplore

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Regret; disapprove of

Question 60

Deploy

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Spread out

Question 61

Depose

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Dethrone; remove from office

Question 62

Deposition

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Testimony under oath

Question 63

Depravity

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Extreme corruption

Question 64

Deprecate

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Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 65

Depreciate

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Lessen in value

Question 66

Depredation

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Plundering

Question 67

Derange

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Make insane

Question 68

Derelict

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Abandoned; negligent

Question 69

Deride

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Ridicule

Question 70

Derivative

Answer 70

Unoriginal; derived from another source