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Deride
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Verb
-To Mock -Ridicule |
Derided the teacher and received a detention.
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Derivative
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Adjective
-Not original |
The copy was derivative, and was copied from the original piece.
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Desiccate
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Verb
-To Dry -To preserve |
When left outside, water will fully desiccate.
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Despondent
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Adjective
-Feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
The despondent student sulked in the corner after failing his test.
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Detached
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Adjective
-Separate -Unconnected -Indifferent |
The person became detached from the community after the humiliating accident.
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Deterrent
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Adjective
-Serving to discourage |
The sign that read: "Girls stay away" was meant to be deterrent for girls to avoid that area.
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Detrimental
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Adjective
-Obviously harmful -Damaging |
The fumes are detrimental to your health and could potentially kill you.
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Devious
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Adjective
-Wandering -Not straightforward -Deceptive -Departing from the proper way -Sketchy |
The devious man in the alley mad me feel uncomfortable.
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Fervor
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Noun
-Passion -Intensity of feeling or expression |
When they were going out, there was a lot of fervor between them.
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