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GRE DEFINITIONS DELUGE TO DEPR
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05/06/2006
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Term
deluge
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N. flood; rush.
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delusion
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N false belief; hallucination.
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delusive
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ADJ. deceptive; raising vain hopes.
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delve
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v. dig; investigate.
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demagogue
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N. person v~ho appeals to people's prejudice; false leader.
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demean
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v. degrade; humiliate.
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demeanor
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N. behavior; bearing.
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demented
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ADJ. insane.
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demise
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N. death.
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demographic
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ADJ. related to population balance.
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demolition
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N. destruction.
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demoniac
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ADJ. fiendish.
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demotic
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Adj. pertaining to the people. H
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demur
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N. objection; protest.
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demur
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v. object (because of Doubts, scruples); hesitate.
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demure
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ADJ. grave; serious; coy.
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denigrate
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v. blacken.
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denizen
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N. inhabitant or resident; regular visitor
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denotation
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N, meaning; distinguishing'by name,
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denouement
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N. outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work.
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denounce
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v. condemn; criticize
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depict
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v. portray.
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deplete
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v. reduce; exhaust.
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deplore
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v. regret.
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deploy
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v. spread out troops in an extended though shallow battle line.
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depose
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v. dethrone; remove from office.
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deposition
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N. testimony under oath.
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depravity
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N. extreme corruption; wickedness.
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deprecate
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v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle.
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depreciate
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v. lessen n value
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