A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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a finished pece.


2)Dally :Tritle with.


Usage:Lourtes told Ophelia that Hamlet would only dally with


her affections.


3)Dank :Damp


Usage:The walls of the dungen were dank and slimy


4)Dappled : Neat and trim


Usage:The odd couple Nimmy played Felix , an excessively


dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out the wall.


5)Daub :Smear


Usage: From the way he daubed his paint on the canvas, I


could tell he knew nothing of oils.


6)Daunt :frighten


Usage:'Boast all you like your prowess mere word cannot


daunt me,' the hero answered the villian


7)Debris :rubble


Usage:a full year after the earthquake in Mexico city,


workers were still carting a way the debris.


8)Dawdle :loiter, waste time


Usage:we have to meet a dead line dont dwadle.Just get


down to work


9)Dearth:scarcity


Usage:The dearth of skilled labour compelled the


employers to open trade schools.


10)Decant:pour of gently


Usage:Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.


11)Decapitate:behead

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