Isee Vocab. Words 2

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daunt

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to intimidate or discourage

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dawdle

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to waste time doing unimportant or trivial things

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deadlock

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a standstill resulting from two opposed, unrelenting forces

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debilitate

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to make weak

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debunk

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to expose that which is false

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decontaminate

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to remove contamination from

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decoy

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a person, animal or object used to lure game or another living creature into a trap

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decree

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an official order

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defame

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to slander someone's good name

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defer

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to postpone, to submit to the opinion of another

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deficiency

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a lack or inefficiency

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defunct

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extinct or dead

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degradation

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the act of lowering in status or worth,decline to a low state

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delectable

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delightful. delicious

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demoralize

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to corrupt, to weaken the confidence or morale of

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demotion

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the act of reducing rank or grade

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denounce

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to speak out against, to condemn

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density

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the mass of a substance,the thickness, stupidity

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depravity

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moral corruption

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derangement

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insanity, confusion

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derision

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ridicule, scorn

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desolate

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deserted

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desolation

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a deserted area unfit for habitation, misery, depression

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deter

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to prevent or discourage through fear or doubt

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detestable

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deserving intense dislike, hateful

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detriment

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damage or injury, a cause of damage

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deviate

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to move away from an established course

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devout

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deeply or sincerely religious, expressing devotion or piety

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dexterous

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skillful in the use of the hands, body, or mind: adroit

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diaphanous

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so fine in texture as to be transparent

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diffuse

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to spread out,to scatter, to soften the brilliance of something

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dilapidated

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in a state of disrepair, to fall into decay

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diligent

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industrious, persevering

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discern

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to perceive something obscure or concealed, to discriminate

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disclosure

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the act of uncovering or making known

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discord

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lack of agreement, a harsh mingling of sounds

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discreet

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careful about what one does or says

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equivalent

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equal in nature or function

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equivocate

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to be deliberately ambiguous

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erratic

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without a regular course, lacking consistency

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espouse

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to marry, to give one's support to

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euphoria

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a feeling of high spirits or great happiness

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evacuate

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to empty, to vacate, to remove residents from a place

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ewe

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a female sheep

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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excruciating

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intensely painful

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exemplary

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outstanding, setting a good example

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exhaustive

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thorough, complete, comprehensive

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exploit

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to unethically use one's own advantage and/or profit
a remarkable action

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exotic

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foreign, striking in appearance or effect

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expedite

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to hasten; to speed up, to remove impediments

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expendable

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not needed after having been used, disposable

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explicit

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expressed with precision or forthrightness

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expulsion

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the act of driving out something or dismissing someone

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exquisite

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beautifully or delicately made, acutely perceptive

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extinguish

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to put out or quench, to destroy

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extol

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to praise highly

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extract

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to take out forcibly, to obtain from a particular source

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extraneous

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irrelevant; extra; unnecessary; unimportant; foreign

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extricate

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to free from an entanglement

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exuberance

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the state of being extremely joyous or unreserved

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discrepancy

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inconsistency or disagreement between facts or claims

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discriminate

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to make distinctions; to act on the basis of prejudice

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disdain

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to treat with contempt or consider unworhty of oneself

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disgruntled

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to be discontented or disagreeable

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disinclination

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reluctance; preference for avoiding something; aversion

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disparage;

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to belittle; to reduce in rank

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disparity

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inequality; difference; incongruity

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disperse

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to scatter or distribute widely; to cause to to cause to vanish

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dissent

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to disagree or without approval; a disagreement

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dissipate

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to dispel by scattering; to squander; to vanish

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distraught

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anxious or worried; crazed

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diverse

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varied; distinct; differing from one another

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doldrums

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a period of low spirits; ocean regions near the equator marked by calm periods

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dormant

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asleep or not active

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dour

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stern; harsh; sullen

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eccentric

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deviating from the conventional rule or model; erratic

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effervescent

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bubbly; high-spirited

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egress

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an exit

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eloquent

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fluent and graceful in speech; articulate

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elusive

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hard to catch; evasive

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emaciated

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extremely thin;

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embark

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to go aboard a vessel; to set out on a venture

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embellishment

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the act of making more beautiful; adding fictitious details

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empathy

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understanding another's thoughts or feelings as if one's own

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emulate

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to try to equal or excel, especially through imitation

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encompass

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to form a circle about; to enclose

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endorse

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to approve;

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enduring

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lasting; durable; persistent

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enfold

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to cover with folds; to enclose

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enhance

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to intensify; to increase in value or beauty

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enigma

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something puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable

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enmity

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hostility; hatred; antagonism

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entice

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to tempt or to lure

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entourage

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a group of associates surrounding an important person

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enunciate

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to pronounce with clarity

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ephemeral

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lasting for a short time; transitory

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epoch

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a specific period in history

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equanimity

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composure

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equilibrium

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balance between opposing forces