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D-F Flashcards

1
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Decorum

A

Appropriateness of behaviour or conduct, propriety

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

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3
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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt, to mock

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4
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Desiccate

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To dry out thoroughly

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5
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Desultory

A

Jumping from one thing to another, disconnected

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Diatribe

A

An abusive, condemnatory speech

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Diffident

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Lacking self-confidence

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Dilate

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To make larger, to expand

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Dilatory

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Intended to delay

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10
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Dilettante

A

Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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11
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Dirge

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A funeral hymn or mournful speech

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12
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Disabuse

A

To set right, to free from error

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13
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Discern

A

To perceive, to recognize

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14
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Disparate

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Fundamentally different, entirely unlike

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Dissemble

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To present a false appearance, to disguise one’s real intentions or character

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16
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Dissonance

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A harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

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17
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Dogma

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A firmly held opinion, often a religious belief

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Dogmatic

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Dictatorial in one’s opinions

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19
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Dupe

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To deceive, a person who is easily deceived

20
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Eclectic

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Selecting from or made up from a variety of sources

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Efficacy

A

Effectiveness

22
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Elegy

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A sorrowful poem or speech

23
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Eloquent

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Persuasive and moving, especially in speech

24
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Emulate

A

To copy, to try to equal or excel

25
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Enervate

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To reduce in strength

26
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Engender

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To produce, cause, or bring about

27
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Enigma

A

A puzzle, a mystery

28
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Enumerate

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To count, list, or itemize

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Ephemeral

A

Lasting a short time

30
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Equivocate

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To use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

31
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Erratic

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Wandering and unpredictable

32
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Erudite

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Learning, scholarly, bookish

33
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Esoteric

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Known of understood by only a few

34
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Estimable

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Admirable

35
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Eulogy

A

Speech in praise of someone

36
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Euphemism

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Use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one

37
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Exacerbate

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To make worse

38
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Exculpate

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To clear from blame, prove innocent

39
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Exigent

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Urgent, requiring immediate action

40
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Exonerate

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To clear of blame

41
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Explicit

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Clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression

42
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Fanatical

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Acting excessively enthusiastic, filled with extreme, unquestioned devotion

43
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Fawn

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To grovel

44
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Fervid

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Intensely emotional, feverish

45
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Florid

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Excessively decorated or embellished

46
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Foment

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To arouse or incite

47
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Frugality

A

A tendency to be thrifty or cheap

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