D & E words Flashcards
(73 cards)
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daunt
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to discourage
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dearth
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scarcity
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decant
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to pour
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decrepit
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weakened by age
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defection
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desertion
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deference
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respect
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definitive
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explicit; conclusive
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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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delta
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mouth of a river; Greek letter
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demeanor
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behavior
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demure
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shy
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deplore
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to regret
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desecrate
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to profane
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desiccate
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to make dry
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desist
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stop
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devoid
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lacking
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dichotomy
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divisions into two parts
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diffident
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shy
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dilate
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to make wider or larger
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dilemma
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difficult situation
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diligent
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industrious
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disconsolate
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without hope
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discordant
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clashing
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disdain
to scorn
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disparage
to belittle
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disparity
difference
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disseminate
to spread widely
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dissident
disagreeing
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dissipate
to scatter wastefully
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dissonant
out of harmony
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diurnal
daily
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diverge
to branch off
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docile
easy to handle
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dogmatic
arrogant; unyielding
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dolorous
mournful
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dormant
asleep; inactive
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dregs
leftovers
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ductile
easily molded
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dynamic
energetic
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effigy
a dummy
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elicit
to draw forth
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elucidate
explain
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emaciated
haggard
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emanate
to issue forth
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embezzle
steal
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emblem
symbol
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empirical
experimental
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emulate
to excel or imitate
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enhance
to increase
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enigma
puzzle
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enjoin
to prohibit
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ephemeral
short-lived
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epitaph
writing on the tombstone
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epitome
brief statement
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equitable
just; pair
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equivocal
uncertain; obscure
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erratic
wandering
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ethical
accepted standards of conduct
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ethnic
relating to races of people
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eulogy
high praise
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exacerbate
to make more violent or bitter
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exculpate
to clear from blame
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exemplary
commendable
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exonerate
to clear from blame
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exorbitant
excessive
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exotic
strikingly different
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expound
to state in detail
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exterminate
abolish
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extol
to praise highly
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extraneous
not belonging
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extricate
to free
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extrinsic
not an essential part
