Statistics for "DEC" Vocabulary Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Unit of sound	Decibel	83%
No longer alive, usually when referring to a person	Deceased	80%
To make a judgement or determine a preference	Decide	73%
An contest comprising ten athletic events	Decathlon	67%
Two of Henry VIII's wives were… (not divorced!)	Decapitated	63%
Distortion of the truth in order to mislead	Deceit	60%
A plant which loses its leaves annually	Deciduous	60%
A two-dimensional shape with ten angles and sides	Decagon	57%
A sticker or transfer	Decal	53%
To kill 1 in 10, or destroy a great number	Decimate	53%
Relating to tenths	Decimal	50%
To pour liquid into another container	Decant	47%
To slow down	Decelerate	40%
Debauched, self-indulgent, like a hedonist	Decadent	37%
To remove Cl from a substance	Dechlorinate	37%
To decline in quality, decompose	Decay	33%
Having ten legs or feet	Decapod	30%
To be misleading	Deceptive	23%
To pack up equipment and leave quickly, secretly	Decamp	20%
To distribute the functions of an authority over a wider area	Decentralise	3%