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deficiency n
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Lack or insufficiency
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deficient adj
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Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
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definite adj
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Having an exact signification or positive meaning
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deflect v
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To cause to turn aside or downward
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deforest v
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To clear of forests
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deform v
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To disfigure
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deformity n
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A disfigurement
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defraud v
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To deprive of something dishonestly
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defray v
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To make payment for
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degeneracy n
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A becoming worse
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degenerate v
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To become worse or inferior
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degradation n
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Diminution, as of strength or magnitude
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degrade v
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To take away honors or position from
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dehydrate v
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To deprive of water
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deify v
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To regard or worship as a god
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deign v
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To deem worthy of notice or account
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deist n
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One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
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deity n
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A god, goddess, or divine person
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deject v
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To dishearten
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dejection n
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Melancholy
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delectable adj
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Delightful to the taste or to the senses
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delectation n
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Delight
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deleterious adj
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Hurtful, morally or physically
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delicacy n
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That which is agreeable to a fine taste
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delineate v
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To represent by sketch or diagram
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deliquesce v
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To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air
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delirious adj
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Raving
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delude v
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To mislead the mind or judgment of
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deluge v
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To overwhelm with a flood of water
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delusion n
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Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring
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demagnetize v
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To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism
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demagogue n
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An unprincipled politician
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demeanor n
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Deportment
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demented adj
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Insane
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demerit n
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A mark for failure or bad conduct
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demise n
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Death
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demobilize v
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To disband, as troops
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demolish v
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To annihilate
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demonstrable adj
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Capable of positive proof
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demonstrate v
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To prove indubitably
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demonstrative adj
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Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts
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demonstrator n
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One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner
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demulcent n
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Any application soothing to an irritable surface
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demurrage n
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the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing
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dendroid adj
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Like a tree
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dendrology n
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The natural history of trees
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denizen n
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Inhabitant
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denominate v
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To give a name or epithet to
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denomination n
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A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline
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denominator n
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Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided
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denote v
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To designate by word or mark
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denouement n
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That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up
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denounce v
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To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium
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dentifrice n
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Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
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denude v
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To strip the covering from
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denunciation n
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The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment
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deplete v
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To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste
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deplorable adj
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Contemptible
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deplore v
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To regard with grief or sorrow
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deponent adj
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Laying down
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depopulate v
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To remove the inhabitants from
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deport v
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To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony
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deportment n
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Demeanor
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deposition n
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Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court
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depositor n
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One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited
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depository n
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A place where anything is kept in safety
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deprave v
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To render bad, especially morally bad
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deprecate v
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To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite
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depreciate v
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To lessen the worth of
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depreciation n
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A lowering in value or an underrating in worth
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depress v
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To press down
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depression n
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A falling of the spirits
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depth n
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Deepness
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derelict adj
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Neglectful of obligation
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deride v
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To ridicule
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derisible adj
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Open to ridicule
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derision n
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Ridicule
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derivation n
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That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning
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derivative adj
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Coming or acquired from some origin
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derive v
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To deduce, as from a premise
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dermatology n
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The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases
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derrick n
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An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights
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descendant n
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One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc
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descendent adj
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Proceeding downward
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descent n
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The act of moving or going downward
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descry v
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To discern
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desert v
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To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
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desiccant n
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Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds
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designate v
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To select or appoint, as by authority
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desist v
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To cease from action
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desistance n
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Cessation
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despair n
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Utter hopelessness and despondency
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desperado n
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One without regard for law or life
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desperate adj
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Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair
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despicable adj
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Contemptible
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despite prep
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In spite of
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despond v
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To lose spirit, courage, or hope
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despondent adj
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Disheartened
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despot n
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An absolute and irresponsible monarch
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despotism n
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Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part
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destitute adj
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Poverty-stricken
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desultory adj
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Not connected with what precedes
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deter v
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To frighten away
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deteriorate v
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To grow worse
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determinate adj
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Definitely limited or fixed
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determination n
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The act of deciding
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deterrent adj
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Hindering from action through fear
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detest v
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To dislike or hate with intensity
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detract v
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To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation
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detriment n
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Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss
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detrude v
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To push down forcibly
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deviate v
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To take a different course
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devilry n
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Malicious mischief
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deviltry n
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Wanton and malicious mischief
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devious adj
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Out of the common or regular track
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devise v
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To invent
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devout adj
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Religious
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dexterity n
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Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work
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diabolic adj
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Characteristic of the devil
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diacritical adj
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Marking a difference
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diagnose v
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To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena
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diagnosis n
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Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease
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dialect n
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Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district
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dialectician n
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A logician
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dialogue n
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A formal conversation in which two or more take part
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diaphanous adj
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Transparent
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diatomic adj
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Containing only two atoms
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diatribe n
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A bitter or malicious criticism
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dictum n
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A positive utterance
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didactic adj
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Pertaining to teaching
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difference n
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Dissimilarity in any respect
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differentia n
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Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species
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differential adj
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Distinctive
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differentiate v
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To acquire a distinct and separate character
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diffidence n
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Self-distrust
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diffident adj
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Affected or possessed with self-distrust
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diffusible adj
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Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly
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diffusion n
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Dispersion
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dignitary n
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One who holds high rank
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digraph n
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A union of two characters representing a single sound
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digress v
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To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter
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dilapidated pa
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Fallen into decay or partial ruin
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dilate v
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To enlarge in all directions
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dilatory adj
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Tending to cause delay
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dilemma n
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A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary
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dilettante n
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A superficial amateur
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diligence n
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Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken
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dilute v
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To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something
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diminution n
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Reduction
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dimly adv
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Obscurely
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diphthong n
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The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds
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diplomacy n
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Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters
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diplomat n
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A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another
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diplomatic adj
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Characterized by special tact in negotiations
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diplomatist n
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One remarkable for tact and shrewd management
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disagree v
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To be opposite in opinion
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disallow v
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To withhold permission or sanction
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disappear v
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To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being
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disappoint v
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To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of
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disapprove v
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To regard with blame
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disarm v
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To deprive of weapons
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disarrange v
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To throw out of order
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disavow v
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To disclaim responsibility for
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disavowal n
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Denial
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disbeliever n
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One who refuses to believe
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disburden v
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To disencumber
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disburse v
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To pay out or expend, as money from a fund
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discard v
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To reject
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discernible adj
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Perceivable
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disciple n
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One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine
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disciplinary adj
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Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority
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discipline v
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To train to obedience
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disclaim v
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To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to
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discolor v
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To stain
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discomfit v
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To put to confusion
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discomfort n
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The state of being positively uncomfortable
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disconnect v
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To undo or dissolve the connection or association of
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disconsolate adj
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Grief-stricken
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discontinuance n
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Interruption or intermission
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discord n
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Absence of harmoniousness
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discountenance v
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To look upon with disfavor
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discover v
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To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived
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discredit v
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To injure the reputation of
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discreet adj
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Judicious
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discrepant adj
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Opposite
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discriminate v
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To draw a distinction
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discursive adj
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Passing from one subject to another
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discussion n
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Debate
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disenfranchise v
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To deprive of any right privilege or power
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disengage v
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To become detached
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disfavor n
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Disregard
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disfigure v
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To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of
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dishabille n
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Undress or negligent attire
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dishonest adj
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Untrustworthy
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disillusion v
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To disenchant
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disinfect v
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To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases
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disinfectant n
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A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases
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disinherit v
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To deprive of an inheritance
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disinterested adj
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Impartial
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disjunctive adj
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Helping or serving to disconnect or separate
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dislocate v
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To put out of proper place or order
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dismissal n
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Displacement by authority from an office or an employment
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dismount v
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To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like
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disobedience n
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Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction
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disobedient adj
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Neglecting or refusing to obey
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disown v
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To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself
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disparage v
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To regard or speak of slightingly
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disparity n
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Inequality
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dispel v
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To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions
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dispensation n
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That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
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displace v
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To put out of the proper or accustomed place
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dispossess v
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To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate
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disputation n
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Verbal controversy
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disqualify v
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To debar
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disquiet v
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To deprive of peace or tranquillity
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disregard v
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To take no notice of
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disreputable adj
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Dishonorable or disgraceful
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disrepute n
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A bad name or character
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disrobe v
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To unclothe
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disrupt v
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To burst or break asunder
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dissatisfy v
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To displease
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dissect v
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To cut apart or to pieces
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dissection n
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The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal
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dissemble v
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To hide by pretending something different
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disseminate v
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To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown
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dissension n
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Angry or violent difference of opinion
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dissent n
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Disagreement
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dissentient n
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One who disagrees
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dissentious adj
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Contentious
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dissertation n
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Thesis
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disservice n
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An ill turn
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dissever v
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To divide
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dissimilar adj
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Different
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dissipate v
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To disperse or disappear
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dissipation n
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The state of being dispersed or scattered
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dissolute adj
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Lewd
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dissolution n
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A breaking up of a union of persons
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dissolve v
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To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture
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dissonance n
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Discord
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dissonant adj
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Harsh or disagreeable in sound
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dissuade v
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To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading
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dissuasion n
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The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading
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disyllable n
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A word of two syllables
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distemper n
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A disease or malady
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distend v
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To stretch out or expand in every direction
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distensible adj
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Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction
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distention n
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Expansion
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distill v
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To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation
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distillation n
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Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile
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distiller n
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One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors
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