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D's part 4
GRE
79
Art/Design
5th Grade
02/06/2012
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disclaimer
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denial; renunciation
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discomfiture
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frustration; confusion
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disconcert
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to upset; to embarass
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disconsolate
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without hope
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discordant
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disagreeing; harsh-sounding
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discount
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reduction; to disregard
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discountenance
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to disapprove of
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discourse
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conversation; lecture
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discreet
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showing good judgment; cautious
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discrepancy
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inconsistency; difference
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discrete
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separate; not attached
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discretion
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good judgement
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discursive
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rambling; wandering
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disheveled
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untidy
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disinter
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to uncover; to dig up
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disparage
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to belittle; to put down
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disparity
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inequality; difference
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial
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disputatious
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fond of arguing
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disreputable
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having a bad reputation
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dissection
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cutting apart; analysis
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dissemble
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ot conceal; to pretend
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disseminate
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to scatter; to spread
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dissension
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disagreement; opposition
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dissertation
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a written essay
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dissident
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disagreeing
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dissimulate
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to hide one's feelings
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dissipate
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to waste to scatter
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dissolute
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immoral; unrestrained
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dissonant
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out of harmony
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dissuade
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to advise or urge against
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distend
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to expand; to swell; to stretch out
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dither
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nervously excited or confused ( preceded by in a)
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diurnal
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daily
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divergent
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varying; different
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divers
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several
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diverse
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different
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divest
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to deprive
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divination
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The act of foretelling the future
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divulge
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to reveal ; to make known
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docile
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obedient; submissive
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doddering
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shaky; senile
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doff
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to throw off or away
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doggedly
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stubbornly
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dogmatic
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having a definite opinion; authoritative
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doldrums
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low spirits
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dole
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to distribute ; to give out sparingly
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doleful
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sorrowful
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dolorous
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mournful; sad
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dolt
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a dull, stupid person
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domicile
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home; residence
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donnybrook
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rough, rowdy fight
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dossier
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a complete group of documents containing detailed information
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dotage
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feeblemindedness of old age
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doughty
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courageous; worthy
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dour
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gloomy
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douse
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to put out ( a fire); to extinguish
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dowdy
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shabby; untidy
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downtrodden
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trampled on ; suppressed
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doyen
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senior or eldest member
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draconian
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severe; cruel
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dregs
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leftovers
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drivel
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childish nonsense; stupid talk
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droll
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amusing in an odd way
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dross
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waste matter
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drudgery
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hard, tiresome work
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dubious
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doubtful; questionable
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ductile
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capable of being molded or shaped
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dudgeon
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anger, resentment
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dulcet
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pleasing ot the ear
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dulcimer
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a type of zither
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dupe
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to trick; to deceive
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duplicity
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deceit; double-dealing; dishonesty
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duress
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force
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dutiful
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obedient
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dwindle
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to shrink; to become smaller
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dynamo
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a powerful person
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dyspepsia
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poor digestion
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dysphasia
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difficulty in speaking
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