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dabble |
work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
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dais
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raised platform for speakers or other important people
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dally
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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time
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dank
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damp; unpleasantly wet
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dapper
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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry
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dappled
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spotted
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daub
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smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
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smear
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spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
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smudge
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dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
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daunt
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intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
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dauntless
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bold; fearless
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dawdle
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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
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deadlock
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate
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standstill
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condition of no movement or activity; stop
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deadpan
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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
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dearth
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scarcity
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d\'eb\^acle
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sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
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debase
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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement
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kneel
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go down on one's knee(s)
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debauch
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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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seduce
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lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
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debilitate
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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
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bout
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match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu
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debonair
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(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
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d\'ebris
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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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debunk
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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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debutante
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young woman making formal entrance into society
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debut
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d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society
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decadence
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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
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decant
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pour off gently (wine or liquid)
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decapitate
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behead
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decelerate
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slow down
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deciduous
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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
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decimate
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kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of
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decipher
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decode; CF. indecipherable
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declivity
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downward slope
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decollete
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(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)
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decree
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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
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decomposition
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decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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decorous
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proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)
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decoy
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lure or bait; V.
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decrepitude
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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age
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decrepit
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weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man
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decry
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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
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deducible
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derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning
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deface
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mar; disfigure
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mar
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spoil the appearance of
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defame
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harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
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default
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failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.
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defeatist
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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
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defection
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desertion
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defect
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shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)
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defer
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give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous
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deference
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courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery
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defiance
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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant
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defile
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pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains
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definitive
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most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court
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deflect
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turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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defoliate
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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
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defray
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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
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defrock
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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
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frock
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long loose garment (worn by monks)
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deft
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neat; skillful
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defunct
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dead; no longer in use or existence
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degenerate
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become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person
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degradation
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humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank
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dishonor
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disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable
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dehydrate
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remove water from; dry out
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deify
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turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity |
