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Word List 15 Flashcards

1
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Dishearten

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Discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

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Disheveled

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Untidy

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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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5
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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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Disjointed

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Disconnected

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Dislodge

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Remove (forcibly)

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Dismantle

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Take apart

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Dismay

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Discourage; frighten

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Dismember

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Cut into small parts

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12
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Dismiss

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Put away from consideration

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13
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Disparage

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Belittle

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14
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Disparate

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Basically different; unrelated

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15
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Disparity

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Difference; condition of inequality

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16
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Dispassionate

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Calm; impartial

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17
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Dispatch

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Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

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18
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Dispel

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Scatter; drive away

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19
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Disperse

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Scatter

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20
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Dispirited

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Lacking in spirit

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21
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Disputatious

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Argumentative; fond of arguing

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22
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Disquiet

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Make uneasy or anxious

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23
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Dissection

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Analysis

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24
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Dissemble

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Disguise; pretend

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25
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Disseminate

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Distribute; scatter; spread

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26
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Dissent

A

Disagree

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27
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Dissertation

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Formal essay

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28
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Dissident

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Dissenting; rebellious

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29
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Dissimulate

A

Pretend; conceal by feigning

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30
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Dissipate

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Squander; waste; scatter

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31
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Dissolute

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Loose in morals

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32
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Dissolution

A

breaking of a union

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33
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Dissonance

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Discord

34
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Dissuade

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Persuade not to do; discourage

35
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Distant

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Reserved or aloof; cold in manner

36
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Distend

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Expand; swell cut

37
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Distill

A

Extract the essence

38
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Distinction

A

Honor; contrast

39
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Distort

A

Twist out of shape

40
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Distraught

A

Upset; distracted by anxiety

41
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Diurnal

A

Daily

42
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Diva

A

Operatic singer

43
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Diverge

A

Vary; go in different directions from the same point

44
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Diversion

A

Act of turning aside

45
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Divest

A

Strip; deprive of

46
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Divine

A

Foresee the future

47
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Divulge

A

Reveal

48
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Docile

A

Obedient

49
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Doctrinaire

A

Unable to compromise about points of doctrine

50
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Doctrine

A

Teachings

51
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Doff

A

Take off

52
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Dogged

A

Determined; stubborn

53
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Doggerel

A

Poor verse

54
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Dogmatic

A

Opinionated

55
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Doldrums

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Blues; listlessness

56
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Doleful

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Sorrowful

57
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Dolt

A

Stupid person

58
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Domicile

A

Home

59
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Domineer

A

Rule over tyrannically

60
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Don

A

Put on

61
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Dormant

A

Sleeping; lethargic

62
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Dormer

A

window projecting from roof

63
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Dossier

A

File of documents on a subject

64
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Dote

A

Be excessively fond of

65
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Dowdy

A

Slovenly; untidy

66
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Downcast

A

Disheartened; sad

67
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Drab

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Dull

68
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Draconian

A

Extremely severe

69
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Dregs

A

Sediment; worthless residue

70
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Drivel

A

Nonsense

71
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Droll

A

Queer and amusing

72
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Drone

A

Idle person; male bee

73
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Dross

A

Waste matter

74
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Drudgery

A

Menial work

75
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Dubious

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Questionable; filled with doubts

76
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Ductile

A

Malleable; flexible

77
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Dulcet

A

Sweet sounding

78
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Dumbfound

A

Astonish

79
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Dupe

A

Someone easily fooled

80
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Duplicity

A

Double-dealing; hypocrisy

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