Word Smart 1 (8/20)

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Daunt (v.)

Back 1

to make fearful; to intimidate

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Dearth (n.)

Back 2

lack; scaracity

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Debacle (n.)

Back 3

violent breakdown; sudden overthrow

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Debauchery (n.)

Back 4

wild living; excessive intemperance

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Deblitate (v.)

Back 5

to weaken; to cripple

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Decadent (adj.)

Back 6

decaying or decayed, especially in terms of moral

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Decimate (v.)

Back 7

to kill or destroy a lare part of

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Decorous (adj.)

Back 8

proper; in good taste; orderly

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Deduce (v.)

Back 9

to conclude from the evidence; to infer

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Defame (v.)

Back 10

to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

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Deference (n.)

Back 11

submission to another's will; respect; courtsey

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Definitive (adj.)

Back 12

conclusive; providing the last word

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Degenerate (v.)

Back 13

to break down; to deteriorate

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Deleterious (adj.)

Back 14

harmful

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Delineate(v.)

Back 15

to describe accurately; to drwa in outline

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Delude (v.)

Back 16

to deceive

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Deluge (n.)

Back 17

a flood; an inundation

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Demagogue (n.)

Back 18

a leader of the people, but more of a rabble rouser

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Denizen (n.)

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inhabitant

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Depravity (n.)

Back 20

extreme wickeness or corruption

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Deprecate (n.)

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to express disaprroval of

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Deride (v.)

Back 22

to ridicule; to laugh at contemptously

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Derogatory (adj.)

Back 23

disapproving; degrading

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Desiccate (v.)

Back 24

to dry out

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Despondent (adj.)

Back 25

extremely depressed; full of despair

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Despot (n.)

Back 26

absolute ruler; an autocrat

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Destitute (adj.)

Back 27

extremely poor; utterly lacking

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Desultory (adj.)

Back 28

without a plan or purpose; disconnected; random

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Dictum (v.)

Back 29

an authoritive saying; maxim; proverb

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Didactic (adj.)

Back 30

intended to teach; morally instructive; pedantic

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Diffident (adj.)

Back 31

timid; lacking in self-confidence

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Digress (v.)

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to stray from the main subject

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Dilettante (n.)

Back 33

someone wiht superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur

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Discern (v.)

Back 34

to have insight; to see things clearly; to discriminate

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Discreet (adj.)

Back 35

Prudent; judiciously reserved

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Discrete (adj.)

Back 36

unconnected; seperate; distinct

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Discriminate (v.)

Back 37

to notice or point out the difference between two or more things

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Disdain (n.)

Back 38

arrogant scorn; contempt

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Disinterested (adj.)

Back 39

not taking sides; unbiased

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Disparage (v.)

Back 40

to belittle; to say uncomplimentary thins about, usually in an somewaht indirect way