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cryptic |
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a. having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher Here are a couple of verses written in cryptic rhyme from some of my currently published books. |
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cumulative |
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a. increasing by successive addition Vocabulary building is a cumulative process: as you go through your flashcards, you will add new words to your vocabulary, one by one. |
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curb |
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v. bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain Paradoxically, Ray's strong-arming may be helping to curb violence in Bangalore. |
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curl |
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v. form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral Most touch-screen printers use thermal paper, which produces poor-quality records that tend to curl and tear easily. |
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curt |
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a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager. |
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curtail |
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v. cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part When Herb asked Diane for a date, she said she was really sorry she couldn't go out with him; her dad had ordered her to curtail her social life. |
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custody |
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n. keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security There were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution. |
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cynical |
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a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic I find it sad and cynical that this guy is essentially saying things will not be better by 2012. |
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dangle |
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v. hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely After breakfast, the king took a seat on the corner of the raft, pulled off his boots, and let his legs dangle in the water to be comfortable. |
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deceit |
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n. attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing His deceit is disgusting; he took everybody in! |
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decipher |
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v. convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty Lacking his codebook, the spy could not decipher the scrambled message sent to him from the KGB. |
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declivity |
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n. downward slope, as of a hill The children loved to ski down the declivity. |
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dedicate |
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v. set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate She decided to dedicate her first book to her husband. |
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deem |
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v. decide; judge; sentence; condemn I am simply going to keep looking forward and do what I deem is right. |
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define |
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v. determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain That argument may define the political parties and help shape the 2012 elections. |
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defraud |
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v. deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device Are you saying that Socialism Welfare states don't defraud, mislead, and embezzle? |
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defy |
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v. refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand I dropped the Ann from my name to defy my mother, who had insisted I be called by the refined name of Carole Ann, not plain old Carole. |
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degenerate |
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v. become worse; decline; fall Not appear to disgrace his family, degenerate from the popular qualities, or lose the influence. |
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dejected |
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a. being in low spirits; depressed Feeling dejected over having driven 3 hours for nothing, I pulled the decoy and started walking up the ridge to leave. |
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deluge |
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n. great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water When we advertised the position, we received a deluge of applications. |