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Question 1

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Decimate

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V. Kill, usually one out of ten

Question 2

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Declivity

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N. Downward slope

Question 3

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Décolleté

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Adj. having a low-necked dress

Question 4

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Defame

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V. Harm someone's reputation; malign; slander

Question 5

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Defer

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V. Delay till later; exempts temporarily; give in respectfully; submit

Question 6

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Deference

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N. Courteous regard for another's wish

Question 7

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Defray

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V. Pay the costs of

Question 8

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Deft

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Adj. neat; skillful

Question 9

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Defunct

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Adj. Dead; no longer in use or existence

Question 10

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Deign

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V. Condescend; stoop

Question 11

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Deleterious

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Adj. harmful

Question 12

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Delineate

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V. Portray; depict; sketch

Question 13

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Deluge

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N. Flood; rush

Question 14

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Demagogue

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N. Person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of the people

Question 15

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Demur

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V. Objects (because of doubts, scruples); hesitate

Question 16

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Demure

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Adj. grave; serious; coy

Question 17

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Denigrate

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V. Blacken

Question 18

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Denouement

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N. Outcome; final development of the plot of the play

Question 19

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Depose

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V. Dethrone; remove from office

Question 20

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Deposition

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N. Testimony under oath

Question 21

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Depravity

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N. Extreme corruption; wickedness

Question 22

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Deprecate

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V. Express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

Question 23

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Depreciate

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V. Lessen in value

Question 24

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Depredation

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N. Plundering

Question 25

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Derelict

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Adj. abandoned; negligent

Question 26

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Deride

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V. Ridicule; make fun of

Question 27

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Derivative

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Adj. unoriginal; derived from another source

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