Vocab D-F Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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decry
A
to criticize openly
2
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defile
A
to make impure
3
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deleterious
A
harmful
4
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demure
A
quiet, modest, reserved
5
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deprecate
A
to belittle
6
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deride
A
to laugh at mockingly
7
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desecrate
A
to violate the sacredness of a person or place
8
Q
desiccated
A
dehydrated, dried up
9
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diaphanous
A
light, airy, dehydrated
10
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diffident
A
shy, quiet, modest
11
Q
discursive
A
rambling, lack of order
12
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dissemble
A
to conceal, fake
13
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dither
A
to be indecisive
14
Q
ebullient
A
extremely lively, enthusiastic
15
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effrontery
A
nerve, impudence
16
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effulgent
A
radiant
17
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egregious
A
extremely bad
18
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enervate
A
to weaken
19
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ephemeral
A
short-lived, fleeting
20
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eschew
A
to shun
21
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evanescent
A
fleeting, momentary
22
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evince
A
to show, reveal
23
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exculpate
A
to free from guilt
24
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execrable
A
loathsome, detestable
25
exigent
urgent, critical
26
expiate
to make amends for
27
expunge
to obliterate
28
extant
existing, not destroyed or lost
29
extol
to praise, revere
30
fallacious
incorrect, misleading
31
fastidious
meticulous
32
fecund
fruitful, fertile
33
feral
wild, savage
34
fetid
having foul odor
35
florid
flowery, ornate
36
fractious
troublesome, irritable
