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GRE Vocabulary List 12
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06/12/2010

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curtail
Definition
place restriction on, terminate early
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daunt
Definition
cause to lose courage
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debacle
Definition
collapse or failure
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decorous
Definition
dignified manners, appearance
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decry
Definition
express disapproval of
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delineate
Definition
to trace the outline of, or to describe with words
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demagogue
Definition
a person who gains power over their audience by arousing their emotions and prejudices
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demur
Definition
to make objection
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denigrate
Definition
to criticize, belittle
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denouement
Definition
the outcome of a sequence of events
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deplore
Definition
to regret or to disapprove of
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deposition
Definition
removal from position or the act of depositing something
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deprave
Definition
corrupt morally
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deprecate
Definition
to depreciate or belittle
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dereliction
Definition
negligence, the act of abandoning something
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derision
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ridicule
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desuetude
Definition
the state of no longer being used
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desultory
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lacking consistency, random
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deter
Definition
to discourage or restrain
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detraction
Definition
the act of belittling the reputation of something
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