3000 ECPE Vocabulary

Stories of USA Today
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v. Syn. moisten
moisten; lessen in force or effect


Spelling Word: dampen
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v.
overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy


Spelling Word: dazzle
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n. Syn. transaction
part or portion; share; indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; distribution; arrangement


Spelling Word: deal
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v. Syn. humiliate; debase
reduce level; lower grade of something


Spelling Word: degrade
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v.
make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties; erase


Spelling Word: demagnetize
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n.
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them


Spelling Word: democracy
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v. Syn. ruin; destroy
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate


Spelling Word: devastate
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n.
choice and use of words in speech or writing


Spelling Word: diction
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a.
prepared; inclined; be ready; being particular condition of body or of health


Spelling Word: disposed
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v. Syn. ignore; discount
ignore; discount; take no notice of


Spelling Word: disregard