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31. DAWDLE – waste time, be slow

“He got fired because of dawdling.”

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31. DAPPER – dressed in a fashionable and
tidy way.
“He looked very dapper in dark suit.”

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32. DEBACLE – a sudden failure or disaster

“There is a debacle in the distribution of free food,”

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33. DEJECTED – disappointed or without
hope
“He looked dejected when he saw his test
score.”

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34. DEPICT – to show in picture

“Her paintings depict the ordinary life in the

countryside.”

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35. DESCENDANT – related and lives
after you, such as child or grandchild
“He has no known descendant.”

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36. DESOLATE – empty, nothing
pleasant in it.
“I do not want to live in this desolate country.”

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37. DEVOUT – deeply religious

“ A devout Christian will serve our church.”

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38. DIABOLICAL – extremely bad or
shocking
“He will not be able to handle this diabolical
news.”
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39. DISTANT – far away

“I came from a distant planet.”

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40. DWELL – to live in

“Stop dwelling in the past and move on.”

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31. DAPPER – dressed in a fashionable and
tidy way.
32. DEBACLE – a sudden failure or disaster
33. DEJECTED – disappointed or without
hope
34. DEPICT – to show in picture
35. DESCENDANT – related and lives after
you, such as child or grandchild
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36. DESOLATE – empty, nothing
pleasant in it.
37. DEVOUT – deeply religious
38. DIABOLICAL – extremely bad or
shocking
39. DISTANT – far away
40. DWELL – to live in
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