Statistics for "DEC" Vocabulary Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
No longer alive, usually when referring to a person	Deceased	83%
Unit of sound	Decibel	83%
To make a judgement or determine a preference	Decide	72%
Two of Henry VIII's wives were… (not divorced!)	Decapitated	66%
An contest comprising ten athletic events	Decathlon	66%
Distortion of the truth in order to mislead	Deceit	62%
A plant which loses its leaves annually	Deciduous	62%
A two-dimensional shape with ten angles and sides	Decagon	55%
To kill 1 in 10, or destroy a great number	Decimate	55%
A sticker or transfer	Decal	52%
Relating to tenths	Decimal	52%
To pour liquid into another container	Decant	48%
To slow down	Decelerate	41%
Debauched, self-indulgent, like a hedonist	Decadent	38%
To decline in quality, decompose	Decay	34%
To remove Cl from a substance	Dechlorinate	34%
Having ten legs or feet	Decapod	31%
To be misleading	Deceptive	24%
To pack up equipment and leave quickly, secretly	Decamp	21%
To distribute the functions of an authority over a wider area	Decentralise	3%