Word List 15 Flashcards by Anush Arvind

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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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Disingenuous

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Lacking genuine candor, insincere

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Disinter

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Dig up, unearth

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Disinterested

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Unprejudiced

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Dislodge

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Remove forcibly

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Dismember

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Cut into small parts

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Disparate

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Basically different

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Dispassionate

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Calm, impartial

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Dispatch

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Speediness, message sent with all due speed

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Disputatious

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Argumentative

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Disquiet

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Making uneasy or anxious

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Dissemble

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Disguise, pretend

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Disseminate

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Spread, scatter like seeds

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Dissent

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Disagree

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Dissertation

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Formal essay

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Dissident

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Rebellious

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Dissimulate

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Pretend

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Dissolute

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Loose in morals

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Dissolution

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Breaking of union, decay

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Dissonance

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Discord

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Distant

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Reserved or aloof, cold in manner

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Distend

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Expand, swell out

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Distill

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Extract the essence of, purify, refine

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Diurnal

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Daily

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Diva

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Operatic singer, prima donna

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Diverge

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Vary, go in different directions from the same point

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Diverse

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Various

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Diversion

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Act of turning aside, pastime

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Diversity

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Variety

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Divest

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Strip, deprive

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Divine

verb

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Foresee the future

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Docile

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Obedient

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Doctrinaire

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Unyielding, dogmatic

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Doctrine

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Teachings in general

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Document

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Provide written evidence

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Dogged

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Determined, stubborn

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Doggerel

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Poor verse

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated

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Doldrums

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Blues, slack period

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Doleful

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Sorrowful

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Domicile

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Home

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Domineer

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Rule over tyrannically

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Dossier

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File or documents on a subject

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Dowdy

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Slovenly, untidy

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Dregs

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Sediment, worthless residue

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Drone

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Idle person, male bee

Talk dully, murmur or buzz like a bee

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Dross

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Waste matter, worthless impurities

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Drudgery

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Menial work

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Dulcet

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Sweet sounding

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Dupe

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Someone easily fooled

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Duplicity

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Double dealing, hypocrisy