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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.
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