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| decelerate |
v. slow down |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:27 GMT |
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| decapitate |
v. behead, cut the head off |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:27 GMT |
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| decant |
v. pour off gently (to a container) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:26 GMT |
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| decadence |
n. decay, deterioration of morality |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:26 GMT |
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| debutante |
n. 1st coming of a woman to the society |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:54:50 GMT |
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| debunk |
v. disapprove, ridicule
eg. The physicist debunked the psychic's claims |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:39:33 GMT |
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| debris |
n. scattered fragment, rubble, wreckage
eg. debris after the plane crash |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:39:51 GMT |
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| debonair |
adj. affable, cheerful , elegant, cordial, having sophisticated charm, suave
eg. a debonair gentleman |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:40:51 GMT |
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| debilitate |
v. weaken, enfeeble, drain, (undermine, sap)
eg. the disease debilitate him too much |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:36:55 GMT |
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| debauch |
v. corrupt, make sb immorally
n. orgy, bacchanalia, saturnalia
eg. he debauched many innocent girls |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:43:27 GMT |
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| debase |
v. lower the value or status, degrade, adulterate, sully
eg. Do school counselors debase young children? |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:44:56 GMT |
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| debacle |
n. sudden and complete failure, crash, fiasco
eg. airplane debacle |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:46:25 GMT |
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| deadpan |
adj. impassive, blank, expressionless, stolid
eg. deadpan expression |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:47:55 GMT |
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| deadlock |
n. stalemate, impasse, plight
eg. the negotiation is at a deadlock |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:39:41 GMT |
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| dawdle |
v. procrastinate, be slow, dally, tarry
eg. stop dawdle and do sth useful |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:49:37 GMT |
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| dauntless |
adj. bold, courageous, audacious, intrepid, valiant
eg. dauntless soldiers |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:50:47 GMT |
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| daunt |
v. frighten, intimidate, pall, scare
eg. mere words cannot daunt me |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:51:18 GMT |
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| daub |
v. put on carelessly, spread
eg. trousers daubed with mud |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:51:24 GMT |
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| dappled |
adj. brindled, flecked, motley, piebald, pied, variegated
eg. a dappled horse |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:55:32 GMT |
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| dapper |
adj. neat, stylist, rakish, raffish, natty
eg. What a dapper little man |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:58:49 GMT |
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| dank |
adj. unpleasantly damp and cold, musty |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:42:40 GMT |
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| damp |
v. lessen in intensity, diminish
adj. wet
eg. damp one's enthusiasm |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 15:56:13 GMT |
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| dally |
v. - waste time, delay
- behave carelessly and not seriously
eg. My husband never dawdles with other women |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:01 GMT |
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| dais |
eg. raised platform (stage, podium) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:16:50 GMT |
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| dabble |
v. play at, tinker, take part in an activity/sport
eg. children like to dabble in water |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:10 GMT |
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| cynosure |
v. attraction, specular spot, center
eg. she was the cynosure of all eyes |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:16 GMT |
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| cynical |
adj. non-believing, skeptical
ant. optimistic, trusting |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:05:45 GMT |
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| curtail |
v. shorten, reduce, curb, terminate
eg. curtail a speech |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:16 GMT |
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| cursory |
adj. hastily done not thoroughly, headlong
ant. deep, careful |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:24 GMT |
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| cursive |
adj. flowing, coherent, letters joined together
eg. cursive writing |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:06:30 GMT |
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| curmudgeon |
n. bad-tempered person, complainer |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:04:39 GMT |
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| curator |
n. manager, caretaker of art collection
eg. curator of newly paintings |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:08:41 GMT |
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| cupidity |
n. greed, avidity for wealth, avarice, covetousness
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:09:32 GMT |
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| cumulative |
adj. growing by addition |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:57:28 GMT |
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| cumbersome |
adj. -awkward, inapt, inept
-heavy and hard to carry
eg. cumbersome luggage |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:10:53 GMT |
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| culvert |
n. artificial tunnel for water, conduit
(co^ng') |
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thangtt_teet Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:02:40 GMT |
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| culpable |
adj. deserving blame, guilty
ant. blameless, inculpable, innocent |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:11:21 GMT |
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| culmination |
n. highest point, eventual conclusion, climax
eg. their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:11:54 GMT |
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| culinary |
adj. related to cooking
eg. culinary art |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:12:09 GMT |
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| cuisine |
n. food (in restaurant) |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:38:45 GMT |
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| cubicle |
n. small compartment for sleeping or dressing, alcove |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:34:45 GMT |
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| cryptic |
adj. enigmatic, secret, obscure, inscrutable
eg. the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:14:24 GMT |
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| crypt |
n. secret vault or grave |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:34:45 GMT |
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| crux |
n. the most difficulty, main point
eg Now we come to the crux of the matter. |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:14:45 GMT |
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| crotchety |
adj. whimsical (due to high age), bad-temper (cantankerous, peevish)
eg. He was tired and crotchety. |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:14:52 GMT |
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| crone |
n. ugly or old woman, hag |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:16:30 GMT |
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| criteria |
n. standards used in judging |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:30:07 GMT |
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| cringe |
v. cower, fawn, crawl, creep, cower, grovel, flinch, funk, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
eg. a child cringing in terror |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:18:50 GMT |
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| crevice |
n. crack, fissure, chasm |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:24:57 GMT |
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| crestfallen |
adj. disappointed, dejected, deflated
ant. happy, inspirited |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:22:33 GMT |
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| crescendo |
n. intensify in loudness
eg. There was a tremendous crescendo of noise |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:22:41 GMT |
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| creed |
n. religious or ethical belief, gospel |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:24:10 GMT |
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| credulity |
n. possibility to believe
eg. The plot of the novel stretches credulity to the limit |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:23:28 GMT |
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| credo |
n. a set of belief, creed |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:53:21 GMT |
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| credence |
n. trust, belief
eg. Alternative medicine has been gaining credence recently. |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:24:21 GMT |
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| craven |
adj. cowardly, pusillanimous, timorous, chicken
eg. a craven proposal to raise the white flag |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:28:01 GMT |
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| crass |
adj. insensitive, asinine, churlish, boorish
eg. the crass questions all disabled people get asked |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:28:31 GMT |
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| crabbed |
adj. ill-tempered, crotchety, peevish, crabby |
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thangtt_teet Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:06:31 GMT |
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| cozen |
v. cheat, swindle |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:14:20 GMT |
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| coy |
adj. reticent, modest, demure, overmodest
eg. She was a little coy about how much her dress cost |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:29:30 GMT |
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| cower |
v. be frightened, tremble, cringe, flinch
eg. A gun went off and people cowered behind walls and under tables |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:29:37 GMT |
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| cow |
v. browbeat, bully, intimidate
ant. encourage, hearten, inspirit |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:30:06 GMT |
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| covetous |
adj. greedy, avid, avarice, cupid (often for wealth)
ant. benevolent, generous, giving |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:30:36 GMT |
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| covert |
adj. secret, hidden, implied, surreptitious, clandestine
eg. covert military operations |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:31:30 GMT |
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| covenant |
n. pact, promise, stipulation, commitent
eg. i will fulfill my covenant |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:32:58 GMT |
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| courier |
n. messenger, tour guide |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:53:03 GMT |
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| couple |
v. join, unite |
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thangtt_teet Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:53:03 GMT |
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| coup |
n. sudden and successful action (often to replace the government)
eg. coup d'état |
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thangtt_teet Sat, 01 May 2010 16:33:56 GMT |
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