D! Flashcards

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Dawdle

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To take more time than necessary

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dearth

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Lack of something

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Debilitate

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Weaken

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Decisive

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Coming up with a final result

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Decorum

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Appropriate behavior

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Decree

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Order from an authority

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Defection

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Removing support or help, ignoring their responsibility

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Defer

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To postpone

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Defiance

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Resisting or opposing authority

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Deft

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Quick and skilled movement

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Dejected

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Depressed

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Delectable

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Delicious

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Deleterious

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Causing harm or damage

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Denounce

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To publicly announce evil or wrong

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Deny

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Not admitting something

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Depict

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To show by drawing, painting or other form of art.

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Depressing

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Make you feel sad

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Deprived

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Lacking, not having

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Desertion

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Act of leaving or abandoning

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Despicable

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Very bad, deserving hate

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Destitute

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Extremely poor, lacking food and shelter

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Detached

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Separated, not connected

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Detain

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Stop, hold back

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Detention

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Staying after school for a punishment

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Deter
To discourage or prevent from doing something
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Detest
Extreme hate
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Dexterous
Skillful with the use of hands
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Diaphanous
Transparent, light
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Diffidence
No self confidence, shy
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Dilapidated
Breaking down as a result of time or neglect
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Dilemma
A situation that requires a choice between two options that seem equal
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Dilettante
Amateur who pretends to have knowledge in an activity when they don't
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Diligent
Hard working
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Diminish
To make smaller, decrease
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Disaffect
To lose affection or loyalty
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Disavow
Denying any responsibility
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Discard
Throw away or reject
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Disconcert
To upset
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Discover
Get to know, become aware of usually accidentally
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Discredit
To damage reputation
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Discreet
Careful about what one says or does
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Disfavored
Disliked
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Dismal
Depressing
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Disorganized
Messy
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Dispose
Give, sell, throw out
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Disposition
Feeling, person's thinking
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Dissolute
Not having a moral
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Distinguished
Set apart
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Distraction
A thing that prevents someone from giving full attention
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Distress
Anxiety, suffering
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Divergent
Differing in opinions
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Divisive
Creating conflict
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Divulge
To tell, reveal, make public
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Dormant
Inactive
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Dour
Gloomy in behavior or appearance, 꿀꿀한
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Dread
Be afraid, scared of
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Dreary
Depressing and boring
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Dull
Not exciting, or lessen
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Debunk
To prove false
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delusion
hallucinations, imaginations, flase opinion or idea
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despair
feeling of absolute hopelessness, to lose hope
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dread
to be very afraid
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dubious
doubtful
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disparage
speak badly of someone in a way that shows that you do not value or respect the person
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deteriorate
to get worse