NSF regionals vocabulary e10 Flashcards by Awesome Cool

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Deduce

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To trace the course of

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Defector

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A person who faults from a cause

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Defray

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To bear or pay all or part of the expenses

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Defunct

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No longer in effect or use, nonexisting

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Delegate

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A person designated to act or represent for

others

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Delineate

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To trace or outline

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Delinquent

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Guilty of a misdeed or offense, overdue

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Demand deposit

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A deposit subject to withdrawal at the dem

and of the depositor

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Demeanor

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Behavior, or facial appearance

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Denizen

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A person who regularly frequents a place

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Depose

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To remove from office, to examine under oath;

get rid of

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Deposition

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Same thing as depose

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Dermatology

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The branch or medicine which is dealing with

skin

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Desiccate

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To dry throughly, dehydrate

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Despotic

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Pertaining to a king that has unlimited power

despot

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Despotism

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The rule of a despot

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Detrimental

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Causing damage or harm

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Dexterity

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Adroitness in using hands, mental adroitness

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Diatribe

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A bitter, sharply abusive denunciation

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Dictate

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To say or read something out loud

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Diction

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Style of speaking or writing

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence in ones own ability

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Dilapidated

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To put into partial ruin or decay

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Dire

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Causing or indicating trouble or disaster

Dis

A lady or female, to disparage

Discernment

An act of or an instance of good judgement

Discordant

Disagreeable to the ear

Discretion

The power or right to decide, arbiter

Disgruntled

Displeased and discontented, sulky

Disheveled

Disordered, unkempt, untidy