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Gruber Vocab- D
Most of the Ds
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04/03/2012
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dale
 Definition
valley
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dappled
 Definition
spotted
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debauch
 Definition
to corrupt
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debonair
 Definition
pleasent; courteous; charming
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decadence
 Definition
moral deterioration
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deciduous
 Definition
not permanent; passing
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declivity
 Definition
downward slope
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defalcate
 Definition
to misuse funds; to embezzle
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deference
 Definition
respect
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deign
 Definition
to lower oneself before an inferior
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delineate
 Definition
to describe; to depict
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demagogue
 Definition
a popular leader who appeals to the emotions
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demur
 Definition
to object; to take exception to
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demure
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shy
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denouement
 Definition
outcome, result
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depilate
 Definition
to remove hair from
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deplore
 Definition
to regret
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deprecate
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to disapprove of
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deride
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to ridicule
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derision
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ridicule
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descry
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to discover
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desiccate
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to dry up; wither
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despoil
 Definition
to rob; to plunder
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desuetude
 Definition
condition of disuse; extinction
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detente
 Definition
a lessening of tension or hostility
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dipsomaniac
 Definition
drunkard
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dint
 Definition
power, force
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dilettante
 Definition
a dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert
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dilatory
 Definition
slow or late in doing things
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diffident
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shy; modest
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didactic
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instructive; inclined to lecture others too much
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dictum
 Definition
a positive statement
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dicker
 Definition
to bargain; to argue over prices
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diaphanous
 Definition
transparent; very sheer and light
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dialectic
 Definition
logical discussiom
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discomfiture
 Definition
frustration; confusion
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disconsolate
 Definition
without hope
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discountenance
 Definition
to disapprove of
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discursive
 Definition
rambling, wandering
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disinter
 Definition
to uncover; to dig up
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disparage
 Definition
to belittle; to put down
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disputatious
 Definition
fond of arguing
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dissemble
 Definition
to conceal; to pretend
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disseminate
 Definition
to scatterl to spread
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dowdy
 Definition
shabby; untidy
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doughty
 Definition
courageous; worthy
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dotage
 Definition
feeblemindedness of old age
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donnybrook
 Definition
rough; rowdy fight
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dolorous
 Definition
mournful, sad
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doleful
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sorrowful
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doff
 Definition
to throw off or away
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divest
 Definition
to deprive
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divers
 Definition
several
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dither
 Definition
nervously excited or confused
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distend
 Definition
to expand; to swell; to stretch; to stretch out
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dissolute
 Definition
immoral; unrestrained
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dissimulate
 Definition
to hide one's feelings
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doyen
 Definition
senior or eldest memebr
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droll
 Definition
amusing in an odd way
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dross
 Definition
waste matter
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dyspepsia
 Definition
poor digestion
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duplicity
 Definition
deciet, double dealing, dishonestu
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dulcimer
 Definition
a type of zither
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dulcet
 Definition
pleasing to the ear
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dudgeon
 Definition
anger, resentment
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