Words starting from letter D Flashcards

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Dank

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damp

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Darkness descended

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(idiomatic) grew dark

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Darting

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running quickly to and fro

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4
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Dead give-away

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obvious sign that revels the truth

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5
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Dead silence

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(idiomatic) absolute quiet

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Deafening

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extremely loud, almost to the point of drowning out all other noises

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Decay

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process of rotting

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8
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Decaying

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rotting

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Decidedly

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obviously and clearly

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10
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Defiant

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rebellious

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11
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Deforestation

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the cutting down of forest to make land available for other uses

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12
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Deft

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quick and neat in action

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13
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Delectables

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tasty and delicious food

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14
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Delicate

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fragile and beautiful

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15
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Delinquent

A

underaged person who breaks the law

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Deposition

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statement made under oath

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17
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Depressed

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dispirited, very sad

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18
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Descended

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went down

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19
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Descending

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(literal) going down, (idiomatic) worsening

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20
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Deserted

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completely without people

21
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Despair

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helplessness

22
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Destination

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place where someone wants to go

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Destruction

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serious damaged to the point of being completely ruined

24
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Detected

A

discovered

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Determination
unwillingness to give up easily
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Devastated
overwhelmed by sorrow
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Dilapidated
broken down
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Dire
very serious
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Discarded
thrown away because it is useless
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Discernible
can be seen, although with some difficulty
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Dismay
unhappiness and regret
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Dismissing
brushing aside
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Display
show
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Disposition
nature
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Distinct
clear
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Distinctive
having a special quality that is easy to recognize
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Diverged
divided
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Domesticated
tamed
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Doted
showed great love and care
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Doubtfully
with uncertainty, not sure
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Douse
extinguish with water
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Downpour
sudden rain
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Drab
dull
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Dragging
(literal) pulling, (idiomatic) walking slowly and without any life (because one is feeling sad)
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Draped around
(literal) swathed, wrapped around, (idiomatic) covered all around
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Dread
is horrified by, fear of something in the future
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Dreaded
frightening
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Duvets
thick blankets