Word List 13

Front 1

deciduous

Back 1

falling off as of leaves

Front 2

decimate

Back 2

kill, usually one out of ten

Front 3

declivity

Back 3

downward slope

Front 4

decoy

Back 4

lure or bait

Front 5

decrepit

Back 5

worn out by age

Front 6

decrepitude

Back 6

state of collapse caused by illness or old age

Front 7

deducible

Back 7

derived by reasoning

Front 8

deface

Back 8

mar, disfigure

Front 9

defame

Back 9

harm someone's reputation, malign, slander

Front 10

default

Back 10

failure to act

Front 11

defeatist

Back 11

attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

Front 12

defection

Back 12

desertion

Front 13

deference

Back 13

courteous regard for another's wish

Front 14

defile

Back 14

pollute, profane

Front 15

definitive

Back 15

final, complete

Front 16

deflect

Back 16

turn aside

Front 17

defoliate

Back 17

destroy leaves

Front 18

defray

Back 18

pay the costs of

Front 19

deft

Back 19

neat, skillful

Front 20

defunct

Back 20

dead, no longer in use or existence

Front 21

defuse

Back 21

remove the fuse of a bomb, reduce or eliminate a threat

Front 22

degenerate

Back 22

become worse, deteriorate

Front 23

degradation

Back 23

humiliation, debasement, degeneration

Front 24

deify

Back 24

turn into a god, idolize

Front 25

deign

Back 25

condescend, stoop

Front 26

deleterious

Back 26

harmful

Front 27

deliberate

Back 27

consider, ponder

Front 28

delineate

Back 28

portray, depict, sketch

Front 29

delirium

Back 29

mental disorder marked by confusion

Front 30

deluge

Back 30

flood, rush

Front 31

delve

Back 31

dig, investigate

Front 32

demean

Back 32

degrade, humiliate

Front 33

demeanor

Back 33

behavior, bearing

Front 34

demoniac

Back 34

fiendish

Front 35

demur

Back 35

object because of doubts, scruples; hesitate

Front 36

demure

Back 36

grave, serious, coy

Front 37

demystify

Back 37

clarify, free from mystery or obscurity

Front 38

denigrate

Back 38

blacken

Front 39

denizen

Back 39

inhabitant or resident, regular visitor

Front 40

denotation

Back 40

meaning, distinguishing by name

Front 41

denouement

Back 41

outcome, final development of the plot of a play

Front 42

deploy

Back 42

spread out troops in an extended though shallow battle line

Front 43

depose

Back 43

dethrone, remove from office

Front 44

deposition

Back 44

testimony under oath

Front 45

depredation

Back 45

plundering

Front 46

derelict

Back 46

abandoned, negligent

Front 47

derivative

Back 47

unoriginal, derived from another source

Front 48

demagogue

Back 48

person who appeals to people's prejudice, false leader of people

Front 49

defer(1)

Back 49

delay till later, exempt temporarily

Front 50

defer(2)

Back 50

give in respectfully, submit