31-38 Flashcards
(69 cards)
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Definitive
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Conclusive
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Deference
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Respect. Irwin showed deference to Obama
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Degenerate
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To break down
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Deleterious
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Harmful
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Delineate
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To describe
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Delude
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To deceive
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Deluge
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A flood
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Demagogue
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A corrupt leader
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Denizen
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Inhabitant
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Depravity
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Wickedness
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Deprecate
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To insult
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Deride
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To tease
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Derogatory
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Degrading
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Desiccate
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To dry out
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Despondent
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Depressed
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Despot
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Absolute ruler
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Destitute
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Poor
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Desultory
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Without a plan or purpose
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Dextrous
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Skillful
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Dialectical
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Relating to discussion
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Dictum
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Proverb
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Didactic
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Intended to teach
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Diffident
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Shy
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Digress
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Go of topic
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Dilettante
An amateur
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Discern
To understand
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Discreet
Wise
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Discrete
Separate
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Discriminate
Difference between two
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Disdain
Arrogant scorn
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Disinterested
Unbiased
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Disparaged
To insult
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Disparate
Different
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Disseminate
To spread
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Dissipate
To thin out
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Dissolution
Dissolving of something into parts
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Distend
To swell
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Distinguish
Tell apart
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Docile
Obidient
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Doctrinaire
Stubborn theorem
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Dogmatic
Beyond arguing
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Domestic
Not foreign
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Dormant
Inactive
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Dubious
Full of doubt
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Duplicity
Two faced
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Ebullient
Bubbling with excitement
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Eccentric
Weird
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Eclectic
Drawn from many sources
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Deify
To enlighten
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Efface
To erase
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effusion
Pouring forth
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Egalitarian
Believing in social people
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Egocentric
Selfish
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Egregious
Extremely bad
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Elicit
To bring out
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Elliptical
Oval
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Elusive
Hard to pin down
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Emigrate
To leave country
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Eminent
Well known
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Empirical
Relying on experience or observation
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Emulate
Mimic
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Encroach
To trespass
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Endemic
Native
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Enervate
To reduce the strength
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Enfranchise
To grant right to vote
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Engender
To bring existence into
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Enigma
Mystery
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Enormity
Extreme evil
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Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
