D Vocabulary #1

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defraud

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deprive of by deceit

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defunct

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no longer in force or use; inactive

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defyse

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to remove the trigger from something

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defy

Back 4

challenge or confront with resistance

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delegate

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to entrust to the management of another; to transfer

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deleterious

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having an adverse effect on living things

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deliberate

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to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully

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deliberately

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with forethought, purposely, characterized by awareness of the consequences

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delineate

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determine the essential quality of; trace the shape of

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delinquency

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conduct that is out of accord with accepted behavior or the law

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delusion

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a persistent false psychotic belief regarding the self, persons, or objects

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demagogue

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an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience

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demeanor

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behavioral attributes

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democracy

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govt by the ppl, esp. the rule of the majority

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democratic

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relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad masses of the people

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democratizing

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characteristic of making democratic

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demolish

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to throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin

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demomstrative

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given to or marked by the open expression of emotion

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demure

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affectedly modest or shy, esp. in a playful or provocative way

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demystify

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to make less mysterious or remove the mystery from

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denigrate

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belittle; charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

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deny

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to disclaim connection with or responsibility for

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deodorize

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to eliminate the odor from

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depict

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to represent by or as if by a picture

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depleted

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lessened markedly in quantity, content, power, or value

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depose

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force to leave an office, such as a king

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deprecate

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disapprove of strongly

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depreciate

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to lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to undervalue

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depression

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sadness and inactivity

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deprive

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to withhold something from

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depth

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extent downward or backward or inward

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derelict

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deserted or abandoned as by an owner; failing in what duty requires

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deride

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to laugh at with contempt; to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at

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derivative

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that which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another

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derived

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formed or developed from something else; not original

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descent

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a movement downward

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description

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the act of giving an acct of in words

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desert

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a dry, barren, often sand-covered area of land, characteristically desolate, waterless, and w/o vegetation

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desiccated

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to become dried up

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designated

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indicated and set apart for a specific purpose

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designed

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done, made, or performed with purpose and intent

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desirability

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the quality of having pleasing qualities or properties

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desirous

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impelled or governed by desire

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desolate

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pitiable in circumstances, esp. through abandonment; made uninhabitable

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despair

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utter loss of hope

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despondent

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feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression

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destination

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place where somehting ends; the ultimate goal for which something is done..e.g. journey or race

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destined

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headed or intended to head in a certain direction

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destitute

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lacking possessions and resources

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destitution

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a state w/o friends, money, or prospects

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detailed

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marked by abundant thoroughness in treatnig small items or parts

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deter

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to discourage; to inhibit

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detergent

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a cleansing agent

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determine

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to fix conclusively or authoritatively

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detour

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a roundabout road (esp. one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

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detract

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take away a part from; diminish

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detractor

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one who diminishes the importance, value, or effectiveness of something

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detract

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to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something

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devaluation

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the reductino of somehting's value

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devastated

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made uninhabitable; ravaged; ruined; wasted

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developed

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being changed over time so as to be stronger; more complete, or more useful

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developments

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advancements or growth through progressive changes

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devious

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characterized by insincerity of deceit; evasive; deviating from a straight course

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devise

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to form in the mind by new combination or applications of ideas or principles

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devising

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the act that results in someting coming to be

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devoid

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completely lacking

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devotion

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religious fervor

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dew

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moisture condensed upon the surfaces of cool bodies, esp. at night

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dexterity

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mental skill or quickness

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diagnosis

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identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

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dialect

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the language usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of ppl

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dichotomy

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a division or the process of dividing into 2 mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities

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dictatorship

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autocratic rule, control, or leadership

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didactic

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instructive, esp. excessively

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differentiated

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to mark or show a difference in

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diffidence

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lack of self-confidence

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diffidently

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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diffuse

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spread out; not concentrated in one place

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dignified

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having or expressing dignity, esp. formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

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dignitary

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one who possessed exalted rank or holds a position of honor

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digress

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turn aside, esp. from the main subject; wander from a direct or straight course

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digression

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a turn aside, esp. from the main subject of attn or course of argument