600 words Flashcards
(155 cards)
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Abandon
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complete lack of inhibition or restraint
She sings and sways with total abandon
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Abrasive
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Showing little concern for the feeling of others; harsh
Her abrasive and arrogant friendship style won her new friends
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Abreast
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Up to date with the latest news, ideas or info; alonside
Boobies
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Abridge
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Shorten(a piece of writing) without losing it’s sense
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand; obscure
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Accentuate
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to make(something) more prominent or noticeable
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Accord
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An official agreement or treaty
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Acerbic
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Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic or ironic in temper, mood or tone
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Acquisitive
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Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
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Activism
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The policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
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Acumen
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Superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgement, especially in practical matters
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Acute
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Present of experienced to a severe or intense degree/ having or showing a perspective understanding or insight, shrewd.
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Adroit
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Clever or skilful in using the hands or mind
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Adulation
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Excessive admiration or praise
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Aesthetic
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Beauty
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Affable
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Friendly, good-natured or easy to talk to
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Affectation
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Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
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Aghast
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Filled with horror or shock
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Alacrity
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Brisk and cheerful readiness
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Alienate
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Cause(someone) to feel isolated or estranged
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Aloof
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Not friendly or forthcoming/conspicuously uninvolved
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Ambiguity
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The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
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Ambivalent
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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
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Ameliorate
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Make something bad or unsatisfactory better, improve/placate/pacify/attenuate/assuage
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Amiable
Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner
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Amuse
Cause(someone) to find something funny; entertain
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Anachronism
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
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Antagonistic
Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something
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Antedate
Precede in time; come before(something) in date
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Antiquity
The ancient past, especially the period before the middle ages
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Antithesis
A contrast or opposition between two things
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Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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Aplomb
Complete and confident composure or self-assurance
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Apologist
A person who offers an argument in defense of something controversial
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Apposite
Apt in the circumstances or relation to something
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Appropriate
Take(something) for one's own use, typically without the ower's permission
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Arbitrary
Based on random choice or personal whim, rather any reason or system
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Arcane
Understood by few, mysterious or secret
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Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring
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Articulate
(of a person or a person's words)having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently
She's an intelligent and articulate speaker
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Assertive
Having or showing a confident and forceful personality
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Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance
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Astonish
Surprise or impress(someone)greatly
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Astound
Shock or greatly surprise
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Attainment
A thing achieved, especially a skill or educational achievement
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Attribute
Regard something as being caused by(someone or something)
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Augment
Make/9/something)greater by adding to it
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Austerity
Extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance
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Aversion
A strong dislike or disinclination
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Avert
Prevent or ward off (danger averted)
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Banal
obvious and boring
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Banish
Send(someone)away from a country or place as an official punishment
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Bearing
Relation;relevancy
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Befriend
Act as a friend to(someone)
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Beguile
Charm or enchant(someone), sometimes in a deceptive way/trick someone into doing something/help time pass pleasantly
She was cunning enough to beguile her classmates into doing the work for her.
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Beholden
Owing thanks
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Belie
Fail to justify or give true impression of something; disguise or contradict
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Bemuse
Puzzle, confuse or bewilder(someone)
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Benign
Harmless, kind, gentle
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Betray
Unintentionally reveal;be evidence of
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Bias
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
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Blemish
Spoil the appearance of (something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect
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Blight
Spoil the appearance of(something) that is otherwise aesthetically perfect
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Blithe
Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
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Blunt
uncompromisingly forthright
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Bogus
fake
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Bolster
support or strengthen;prop up
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Boon
Thing that is useful or beneficial
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Braggart
A person who brags about achievements or possessions
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Brandish
Wave or flourish(something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement
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Brazen
Bold and without shame. Endure an embarrassing situation by behaving with apparent confidence and lack of shame
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Brevity
Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
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Bridle
Bring(something)under control; curb
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Bucolic
Countryside
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Buoyancy
An optimistic and cheerful disposition
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Calamitous
Involving calamity
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Callous
Feeling or showing no sympathy for others
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Calumny
False and slanderous statement against someone
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Canny
Showing shrewdness and good judgement
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Canonize
treat as of great significance
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Caprice
A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior
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Catastrophe
An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
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Cerebral
Intellectual rather than physical
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Check
Stop or slow down the progress of(something undesirable)
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Cherish
Protect and care
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Circumscribe
Restrict something within limits
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Circumstantial
pointing indirectly toward someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it.
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Clangor
A continuous loud banging or ringing sound
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Clearheaded
alert and thinking logically
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Clerical
(of a job or person) concerned with or relating to work in an office, especially routine documentation and administrative tasks.
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Cloak
Hide, cover or disguise
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Coalesce
come together to form one mass or whole
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Cogent
Clear, logical and convincing
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Coherent
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
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Collusion
secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, especially in order to cheat or deceive others
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Commensurate
in proportion
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Commonplace
A trite saying or topic; a platitude
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Compel
Force or oblige(someone) to do something
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Complacent
Self-satisfied
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Complementary
acting or serving to complete; completing
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Compliance
Unworthy or excessive acquiescence
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Conditional
Subject to terms
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Condone
accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
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Confound
cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations.
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consesus
a general agreement
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Conspicuous
Standing out to be clearly visible
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Contemporary
Living or occurring at the same itme
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Contemptuous
Feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful
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Contend
Struggle to surmount(a difficult or danger)/assert something as a position in an argument/engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve something
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Contentment
being content; a state of happiness
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Conundrum
A confusing and difficult problem or question
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Convoluted
Complex
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Cope
Deal with
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Copious
Abundant in supply
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Corroborate
Publicly recommend or support
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Counterfeit
A fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery
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Counterintuitive
contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation
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Counterproductive
Having the opposite of the desired effect
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Cow
Cause(someone)to submit to one's wishes by intimidation
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Crafty
Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods
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Crestfallen
Sad and disappointed
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Cunning
Deceitful
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Cursory
Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
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Curtail
to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
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Cynical
Believing that people are motivated by self-interest;distrustful of human sincerity or integrity
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Daunt
make someone feel intimidated or apprehensive
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Debacle
Downfall
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ebase
to reduce in value
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Debunk
prove wrong
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Deceit
the act. or practice of misleading, tricking or cheating
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Deceptive
able to trick
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Defamatory
causing or tending to cause injury to another's reputation
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Deferential
Respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgements of others
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Deft
Capable, quick and clever in action
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Defy
To resist or challenge
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Deleterious
Harmful or injurious s to health
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Delineate
to describe or portray
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Demur
Show reluctance or raise doubts
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Denigrate
Criticize unfairly, disparage
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Derivative
Derived from
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Detrimental
Causing harm
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Devious
Not the straightest, most direct way, winding;roundabout
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Devolve
(of duties or responsibility) pass to ( a body or person at a lower level)
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Didactic
instructive in a patronizing way
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Diffident
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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Diffuse
Spread out
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Disaffection
A state or feeling of being dissatisfied with the people in authority and no longer willing to support them
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Disapprobation
Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds
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Discern
To perceive, make out, or detect
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Discomfit
Make(someone) feel uneasy or embarassed
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Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
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Discredit
Harm the reputation of
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Discrepancy
Lack o agreement;difference
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Disentangle
To free or become free from entanglement or involvement; extricate
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Disgruntle
To make irritably dissatisfied or discontent
