List 15 Flashcards

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Disingenuous

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Adj. lacking genuine candor; insincere

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Disinclination

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N. Unwillingness

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Disinter

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V. Dig up; unearth

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Disinterested

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Adj. unprejudiced

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Disparage

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V. Belittle

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Disparate

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Adj. basically different; unrelated

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Disparity

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N. Difference; condition of inequality

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Dispatch

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N. Speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

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Disputatious

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Adj. argumentative; fond of arguing

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Disquiet

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V. Make uneasy or anxious

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Dissemble

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V. Disguise; pretend

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Desseminate

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V. Distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)

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Dissident

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Adj. dissenting; rebellious

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Dissimulate

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V. Pretend; concealed by feigning

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Dissolute

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Adj. loose in morals

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Dissolution

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N. Breaking of a union; decay; termination

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Distend

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V. Expand; Swell out

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Diurnal

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Divest

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V. Strip; deprive

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Divine

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V. Perceive intuitively; perceive the future

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Docile

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Adj. obedient; Easily managed

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Doctrinaire

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Adj. able to compromise about points of doctrine: dogmatic; unyielding

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Dogged

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Adj. determined; stubborn

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Doggerel

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N. Poor verse

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Dogmatic
Adj. opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
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Doldrums
N. Blues; listlessness; slack period
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Doleful
Adj. sorrowful
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Domicile
N. Home
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Domineer
V. Rule over tyrannically
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Dossier
N. File of documents on a subject
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Dowdy
Adj. slovenly; untidy
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Draconian
Adj. extremely severe
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Dregs
N. Sediment; worthless residue
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Droll
Adj. queer and amusing
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Drone
N. Idle person; male bee
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Dross
N. Waste matter; worthless impurities
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Drudgery
N. Menial work
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Ductile
Adj. malleable; flexible; pliable
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Dulcet
Adj. sweet sounding
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Duplicity
N. Double-dealing; hypocrisy