Word List 15 Flashcards
(52 cards)
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Disinclination
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Unwillingness
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Disingenuous
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Lacking genuine candor, insincere
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Disinter
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Dig up, unearth
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Disinterested
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Unprejudiced
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Dislodge
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Remove forcibly
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Dismember
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Cut into small parts
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Disparage
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Belittle
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Disparate
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Basically different
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Dispassionate
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Calm, impartial
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Dispatch
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Speediness, message sent with all due speed
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Disputatious
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Argumentative
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Disquiet
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Making uneasy or anxious
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Dissemble
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Disguise, pretend
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Disseminate
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Spread, scatter like seeds
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Dissent
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Disagree
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Dissertation
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Formal essay
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Dissident
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Rebellious
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Dissimulate
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Pretend
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Dissolute
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Loose in morals
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Dissolution
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Breaking of union, decay
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Dissonance
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Discord
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Distant
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Reserved or aloof, cold in manner
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Distend
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Expand, swell out
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Distill
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Extract the essence of, purify, refine
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Diurnal
Daily
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Diva
Operatic singer, prima donna
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Diverge
Vary, go in different directions from the same point
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Diverse
Various
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Diversion
Act of turning aside, pastime
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Diversity
Variety
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Divest
Strip, deprive
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Divine
| verb
Foresee the future
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Docile
Obedient
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Doctrinaire
Unyielding, dogmatic
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Doctrine
Teachings in general
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Document
Provide written evidence
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Dogged
Determined, stubborn
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Doggerel
Poor verse
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Dogmatic
Opinionated
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Doldrums
Blues, slack period
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Doleful
Sorrowful
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Domicile
Home
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Domineer
Rule over tyrannically
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Dossier
File or documents on a subject
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Dowdy
Slovenly, untidy
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Dregs
Sediment, worthless residue
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Drone
Idle person, male bee
Talk dully, murmur or buzz like a bee
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Dross
Waste matter, worthless impurities
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Drudgery
Menial work
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Dulcet
Sweet sounding
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Dupe
Someone easily fooled
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Duplicity
Double dealing, hypocrisy
