Vocabulary Flashcards

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Decay (verb)

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To break down; to rot

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Decline (verb)

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To go down; to droop; to slope downward

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Decode (verb)

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To break down words or sentences to read

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Decrease (verb)

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To lower or break down into a smaller amount

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Deduct (verb)

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To take out; to remove; to take away from another (usually related to money)

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Dejected (adjective)

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Feeling down; sad

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Depress (verb)

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To press down

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Deport (verb)

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To send out of the country; to expel from the country

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Syllable

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Part of a word pronounced as a group

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Haiku

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Traditional form of Japanese poetry with 3 lines; first and last lines have 5 syllables, middle line has 7 syllables; rarely rhyme