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D words Flashcards

1
Q

Decorum***

A

(n) proper behavior

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2
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Default

A

(v) to fail to act

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3
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Deference***

A

(n) respect; regard for another’s wish

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4
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Delineate***

A

(v) to represent or depict

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5
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Demotic***

A

(adj) pertaining to people

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6
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Demur***

A

(adj) pertaining to people

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7
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Denigrate***

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(v) to slur someone’s reputation

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Denouement***

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(n) outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature – “day-new-mah”

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9
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Deride

A

(v) to mock

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10
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Derivative***

A

(n) something derived; unoriginal

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Desiccate***

A

(v) to dry completely

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Desultory***

A

(adj) random; disconnected; rambling

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13
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Diaphanous

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(adj) transparent; fine-textured; insustantial; vague

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14
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Diatribe***

A

(n) bitter verbal attack

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Dichotomy***

A

(n) division into two usually contradictory parts

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16
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Diffidence***

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(n) shyness; lack of confidence

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17
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Diffuse***

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(v) to spread out

18
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Dirge

A

(n) funeral hymn

19
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Disabuse***

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(v) to free from a misconception

20
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Discerning

A

(adj) perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement

21
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Discomfit

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(v) to make uneasy; disconcert – “dis” = not … “com” = comfortable

22
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Discordant***

A

(adj) not in tune

23
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Discrepancy***

A

(n) difference between

24
Q

Discrete***

A

(adj) constituting a sperate thing; distinct

25
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Disingenuous***

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(adj) not candid; crafty

26
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Disinterested***

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(adj) unprejudiced; objective

27
Q

Dismiss***

A

(v) put away from consideration; reject

28
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Disparage***

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(v) to belittle

29
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Disparate***

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(adj) dissimilar

30
Q

Dissemble***

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(v) to pretend; disguise one’s motive

31
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Disseminate***

A

(v) to spread; scatter; disperse

32
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Dissolution***

A

(n) disintegration; debauchery

33
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Dissonance***

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(n) discord; lack of harmony

34
Q

Distrait

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(adj) inattentive; preoccupied

35
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Divest

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(v) to strip; deprive; rid – think of “divestment” = to get rid of a certain investment

36
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Divulge

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(v) to make known something that is secret

37
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Doctrinaire***

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(adj) relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

38
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Doggerel

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(n) poor verse

39
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Dogmatic***

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(adj) stating opinions without proof

40
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Dross

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(n) waste; worthless matter; trivial matter

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