Barron's Gre Vocab 11-15

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conjugal

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adj.
pertaining to marriage

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connivance

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n.
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend.
...with the connivance of his friends, he plotted to embarrass the teacher...

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connive

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verb form of
connivance
n.
pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend.
...with the connivance of his friends, he plotted to embarrass the teacher...

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connubial

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adj.
pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

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conscript

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v.
n.
draftee; person forced into military service.

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consequential

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adj.
pompous; self-important
...the actor strutted around the dressing room with a consequential air...

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conservatory

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n.
school of the fine arts

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consort

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v.
associate with

n.
husband or wife
...the search for a consort for the young queen victoria ended happily...

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construe

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v.
explain, interpret

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consummate

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adj.
wholly without flaw, supremely skilled, complete and utter

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*contentious

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adj.
quarrelsome
...the coach became so contentious that the referees threw him out of the game...

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continence

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n.
self-restraint; sexual chastity

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contingent

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adj.
dependent on; conditional

n.
group that makes up part of a gathering.

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contravene

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v.
contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress

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*contrite

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adj.
penitent
...her contrite tears did not influence the judge...

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controvert

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v.
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict

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contumacious

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adj.
disobedient; resisting authority

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contusion

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n.
bruise

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conversant

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adj.
familiar with

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conveyance

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n.
vehicle; transfer

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convivial

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adj.
festive; gay

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coquette

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n.
flirt

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cordial

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adj.
gracious; heartfelt

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cordon

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n.
extending line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

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corollary

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n.
consequence; accomplishment

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corroborate

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v.
conform; support

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coterie

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n.
group that meets socially; select circle

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countenance

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v.
approve; tolerate

n.
face

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countermand

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v.
cancel; revoke

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coup

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n.
highly successful action or sudden attack

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coy

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adj.
shy; modest; coquettish

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cozen

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v.
cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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crabbed

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adj.
sour; peevish
...the crabbed old man...

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*craven

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adj.
cowardly
...her craven refusal to join the protest...

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credulity

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n.
belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete

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crone

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n.
hag

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crotchety

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adj.
eccentric

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crux

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n.
essential or main point

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cull

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v.
pick out, reject

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culvert

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n.
artificial channel for water

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cupidity

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n.
greed

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curmudgeon

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n.
churlish, miserly individual

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cursive

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adj.
flowing, running

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cynosure

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n.
object of general attention
...as soon as the movie star entered the room, she became the cynosure of all eyes...

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dais

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n.
raised platform for guests of honor

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dally

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v.
trifle with; procrastinate

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damp

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v.
lessen in intensity; diminish; mute

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dappled

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adj.
spotted

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daub

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v.
smear (as with paint)

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*daunt

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v.
intimidate; frighten

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dauntless

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adj.
bold

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dawdle

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v.
loiter

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debilitate

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v.
weaken; enfeeble

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debonair

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adj.
urbane and suave; amaible; cheerful and carefree

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debutante

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n.
young woman making formal entrance into society

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decant

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v.
pour off gently

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deciduous

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adj.
falling off, as in leaves

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declivity

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n.
downward slope

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decollete

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adj.
having a low-cut neckline

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decry

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v.
express strong disapproval of; disparage

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defame

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v.
harm someone's reputation; malign; slander

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*default

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n.
failure to act

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defer

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v.
delay until later

v.
give in respectfully; submit

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*deference

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n.
courteous regard for another's wish
...in deference to the minister's request...

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defray

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v.
provide for the payment of
...to defray the cost of...

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defrock

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v.
strip a priest or minister of church authority

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degradation

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n.
humiliation; debasement; degeneration

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deleterious

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adj.
harmful

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*delineate

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v.
portray; depict; sketch

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delta

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n.
flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

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delusive

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adj.
deceptive; raising vain hopes
...his delusive promises...

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demoniac

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adj.
fiendish
...the spanish inquisition employed many demoniac means of torture...

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demotic

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adj.
pertaining to the people

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demur

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n.
objection; protest
...usually accepted his statements without demur...

v.
object (because of doubts, scrupules)
...david demurred: he had scrupulse about taking on the job...

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demure

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adj.
grave; serious; coy
...she was demure and reserved, a nice modest girl whom any young man would be proud to take home to his mother...

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*denigrate

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v.
blacken

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denouement

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n.
outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work

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deplore

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v.
regret
...I deplore the vulgarity of your language...

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deposition

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n.
testimony under oath

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deprecate

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v.
express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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depredation

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n.
plundering

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derange

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v.
make insane; disarrange

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*deride

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v.
ridicule; make fun of

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*derivative

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adj.
unoriginal; obtained from another source.

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descry

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v.
catch sight of
...descy the enemy vessels...

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*desolate

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adj.
unpopulated; joyless

v.
to robe of joy; lay waste to; forsake
...the bandits desolated the countryside...

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despoil

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v.
to strip of values, to rob

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despondent

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adj.
depressed, gloomy

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desuetude

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n.
state of disuse
...country dances fell into desuetude...

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*desultory

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adj.
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
...to him, reading was purposeful, not desultory...

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detraction

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n.
slandering; aspersion

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devolve

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v.
to be transferred to anoter; delegate to another; to worsen
...the responsibility devolved on me...

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diadem

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n.
crown

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dialectical

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adj.
relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal

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diaphanous

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adj.
sheer; transparent

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*diffidence

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n.
shyness
...you must overcome your diffidence...

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*diffuse

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adj.
wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

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dilatory

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adj.
tending to delay; internationally delaying

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dilettante

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n.
aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler

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dingy

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adj.
dull; not fresh; cheerless

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dint

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n.
means; effort
...by dint of much hard work...

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diorama

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n.
life-size, three dimensional scene form nature or history

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*dirge

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n.
lament with music

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*disabuse

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v.
correct a false impression; undeceive

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disaffected

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adj.
disloyal

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disapprobation

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n.
disapproval; condemnation

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disburse

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v.
pay out

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disclaim

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v.
disown; renounce claim to

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discomfit

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v.
put to rout; defeat; disconcert

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disconcert

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v.
confuse; upset; embarrass

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disconsolate

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adj.
sad

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*discrete

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adj.
separate; unconnected; consisting of distince parts

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discursive

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adj.
digressing; rambling

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disembark

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v.
go ashore; unload cargo from a ship

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disgorge

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v.
surrender something; eject; vomit

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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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*disjointed

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adj.
lacking coherence; separated by joints

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dispassionate

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adj.
calm; impartial

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dispatch

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n.
speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

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disport

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v.
amuse
...thousands disport themselves at Miami beach every summer...

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disquietude

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n.
uneasiness; anxiety
...Wilson felt only a slight sense of disquietude...

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disquisition

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n.
a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results

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*dissemble

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v.
disguise; pretend
...john tried to dissemble his motive for taking modern dance...

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dissimulate

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v.
pretend; conceal by feigning
...the governor tried to dissimulate his feelings about the rival candidate...

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dissipate

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v.
squander; waste; scatter

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*dissolution

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n.
disintegration; looseness in morals

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distant

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adj.
reserved or aloof; cold in manner

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*distend

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v.
expand; swell out

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distrait

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adj.
inattentive; distracted, often by anxiety

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diurnal

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adj.
daily

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*divest

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v.
strip; deprive

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docket

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n.
program as for trial

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*document

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v.
provide with evidence

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doddering

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adj.
shaky; infirm in old age

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doff

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v.
take off
...the gentleman used to doff his hat to a lady...

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dogged

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adj.
determined; stubborn

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doggerel

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n.
poor verse
...most of her writing is mere doggerel...

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doleful

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adj.
mournful; causing sadness

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dolorous

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adj.
sorrowful

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dormer

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n.
window projecting from a roof

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dossier

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n.
file of documents on a subject

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dotage

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n.
senility

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dour

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adj.
sullen; stubborn

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droll

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adj.
queer and amusing
...he was a popular guest because of his droll anecdotes...

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drone

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n.
idle person; male bee

v.
talk dully; buzz or murmer like a bee

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dross

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n.
waste matter; worthless impurities

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ductile

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adj.
malleable; flexible; pliable

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dulcet

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adj.
sweet sounding

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*dupe

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n.
someone easily fooled

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duplicity

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n.
double-dealing; hypocricy