D Flashcards

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Dawdle

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To spend time idly

To move lackadaisically

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Debate

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A formal Argument

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Debt

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Sin, trespass

Something owed

To state of being under obligation to repay someone

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Deceive

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Ensnare

To be false to, to cheat

To fail to fulfill

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Decline

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To stray

To descend, droop

To withhold consent

To become less in amount, to tend toward a weaker/more inferior state

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Decree

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An order having the force of law

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Defensive

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Serving to defend or protect

Devoted to resisting or preventing aggression or attack

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Defiant

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Having a disposition to challenge, resists, or fight

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Deficient

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Lacking in a necessary quality or element

Defective

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Deft

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Skilled

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Dejection

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Lowness of spirits

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Deliberate

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To think about and discuss issues carefully

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Delicate

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Pleasing to the senses

Dainty

Marked by fineness

Weak, sickly, fragile, sensitive

Squeamish

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Depict

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To represent by a picture

To describe

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Desolate

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Deserted, barren, lifeless

Joyless, disconsolate

Dilapidated

Gloomy

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Detest

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To loathe

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Detrimental

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Damaging, harmful

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Deviate

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To stray from the standard, principle, or norm

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Devotion

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Piety

Attachment

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Dexterity

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Mental skill

Readiness and grace in physical activity

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Dignity

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To quality or state of being worthy, honored, or esteemed

A high rank, office, or position

Seriousness of manner, appearance, or language

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Dilute

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To make thinner or more liquid by admixture

To diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of by admixture

To decrease the per share value of common stock by increasing the total number of shares

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Differentiate

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To recognize or give expression to a difference

To become distinct or different in character

To mark or show a difference in

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Disavow

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To deny responsibility for

To refuse to acknowledge or accept, disclaim

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Discreet
Having or showing discernment or good judgement in conduct and speech, prudent Unpretentious, modest, subtle Unobtrusive, unnoticeable
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Disgraced
To humiliate by a superior showing To be a source of shame to To cause to lose favor or standing
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Dismayed
To cause to lose courage or resolution because of alarm or fear Upset
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Dispel
To drive away to cause to vanish by or as if by scattering
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Disparage
To lower in rank or reputation To depreciate by indirect means , to speak slightingly about
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Disperse
To cause to break up, scatter, evaporate, or vanish To spread or distribute from a fixed, constant source
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Display
To put or spread before the view To make evident, exhibit
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Disputed
To engage in argument To oppose To make the supercritical of verbal controversy
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Dissect
To separate into pieces To analyze and interpret minutely
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Distasteful
Unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive to one's personal tastes In poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical
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Distend
Extend To enlarge from internal pressure
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Distort
To twist out of the true meaning or proportion To twist out of natural, normal, or original shape or condition Pervert
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Diversity
Variety, the condition of having or being composed of different elements and qualities
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Docile
Easily taught, led, or managed
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Domestic
Tame, living near or about human habitations Of, relating to, or originating within a country Of or relating to the household or family
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Dominate
Rule, control, to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on To overlook from a superior elevation or command To have a commanding or preeminent place or position in
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Dormant
Temporarily devoid of activity, asleep, inactive Sluggish
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Doubtful
Giving rise to a doubt or uncertainty Lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination, uncertain in outcome Marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity
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Drastic
Acting rapidly or violently Severe, extreme
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Dread
To fear greatly
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Drench
A poisonous or medical drink To saturate, soak
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Dubious
To give rise to uncertainty Doubtful
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Duration
Continuance in time The time during which something exists or lasts