Gre Assorted Apocryphal Set 3

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complement

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something that completes or helps form a whole; often balancing out or compensating for deficiencies

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compliant

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yielding, cooperative, submitting to demands/authority

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comprise

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to make up or be composed of; including or containing

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compunction

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haunting sense of unease or discomfort caused by guilt, remorse, or regret; also from dilemma caused by moral questioning of prospective action (e.g. driving Earl Hickey to right his wrongs)

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concave

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curving/bending inward (like a cavernous lens with an 'hourglass' shape)

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concede

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to admit or reluctantly yield; surrender or give up

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conciliatory

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intended to reconcile or placate (e.g. in words or tone) ; overcoming of distruct or hostility

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concoct

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novel synthesis, put together or "whip up", invent

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concomitant

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coexisting or occurring with something else, often as a secondary result/outcome or corallary

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condone

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to turn a blind eye from or overlook voluntarily; allow/permit or forgive

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conducive

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facilitating, catalyzing, promoting or conditions otherwise favorable to a certain outcome

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confound

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to confuse, mix-up, or mistake with something else; baffle or perplex

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congenial

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friendly, agreeable, alike in tastes/habits; a compatible match or suited for in temperament

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conjugal

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nuptial, pertaining to marriage or the terms of a marriage

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connoisseur

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a person with specialized expertise or familiarity in an area which qualifies them to judge; one with discriminating/discerning taste (e.g. art or food)

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conscript

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<n>a person who is mandatorily enlisted for military service; <v> to draft or enlist individuals into military service

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consecrate

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to declare as sacred, beatify; to dedicate as a paragon of some cause/ideal/purpose

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consternation

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fear, alarm, worry; a general unsettled state of dismay or dreading

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contend

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to compete or struggle in opposition; to assert or argue

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contentious

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loaded with controversy or potential for quarrel, inciting argument, polemical/polarizing

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contiguous

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sharing borders, adjacent, touching or neighboring; continuously connected without break

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continence

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self-control (especially bodily control), faculty to moderate base urges and desires (e.g. fecal or sexual)

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contrite

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penitent, regretful or induced by remorse; with desire to repent/redeem or seek forgiveness

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contumacious

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stubborn, disobedient, incorrigible; causing disruption with deliberate controversy, rebellious

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conundrum

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riddle or paradox; unsolvable puzzle

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convention

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generally accepted behavior, practice/method, or attitude; customary norms observed in a group

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converge

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to approach, meet or merge together; arrive/conclude at a definitive point

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convex

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curving outward (like a lens with a bulge in the middle)

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convivial

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social, festive, merry and good-humored

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convoluted

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twisted, tortuous; extremely complicated or complex

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copious

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excessive, overwhelming; full-bodied or rich; plentiful or in abundance

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coquette

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term for flirtatious/teasing woman

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cordial

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friendly, gracious, with overtones of warmth/hospitality; sincere and heartfelt

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cornucopia

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the horn of Amalthaea or anything featuring/embodying this great horn-shape; an area of flourishing abundance; referring to a horn overflowing with fruit and grain

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correlate

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to correspond or have corresponding characteristics, vary in conjunction with other conditions (qualitatively or quantitatively)

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corroborate

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to confirm or back up with supporting evidence, vouch for

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cosmology

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study of the universe as a whole through physical laws and observation of celestial bodies; theory involving the origin/structure/dynamics of the universe

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countenance

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face or facial features, especially related likeness of expression or demeanor; exhibiting calm composure (i.e. poker face) or thoughtful acceptance/approval

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covert

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hidden, under-cover, secret

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covetous

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greedy, avaricious, especially for another's possessions

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cozen

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to cheat or mislead by trickery/defrauding; deceive

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craven

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abjectly cowardly, faint-hearted, or of poor faith

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credence

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belief/faith or inclination to accept something as true

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credo

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statement/declaration of belief or principle, often poetic or cogent in its articulation

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credulous

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state of or willingness to believe; tending to believe too easily without sufficient skepticism/evidence; gullible

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cryptic

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mysterious, obscure; concealed meaning or puzzling/difficult to understand

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culmination

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the height, conclusion or crowning moment; totality or fruitful cumulation

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culpable

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deserving or worthy of blame, responsible for a fiasco

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cynicism

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an attitude or belief steeped in the perspective that people are inherently selfish, flouting platitudes of "morality"

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daunt

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to discourage, intimidate or dishearten

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de facto

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"in fact" or actuality; existing or in force autonomously of any official laws (e.g. marriages without legal recognition or unwritten rules)

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dearth

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scarcity or rarity, hard to find; a lack of

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debauchery

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sinful indulgence in sensual pleasures (e.g. bacchanlian orgies), dirty/immoral entertainment, corruption of virtue/purity

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debilitate

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to severely weaken or impair; render feeble or lifeless

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decimate

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to wipe out, exterminate in large numbers, or otherwise inflict devastating damage on

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decorum

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set of accepted standards or conduct governing polite public/civil behavior

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decry

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denounce or criticize, especially publicly

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defamation

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the deliberate harm/sabotage of someone's reputation or perceived character, including slander

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defame

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to deliberately harm/sabotage someone's reputation or discredit them; malign, slander

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default

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<adj>of the standard, automatic result from taking no action or abstaining from choice; <v> failing to act or address a choice/obligation

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defer

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to pass on; submit to the wishes/discretion of another (usually of greater authority/knowledge)

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deference

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respect and regard for another's discretion, yielding to their judgment

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defunct

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no longer in existence, running or otherwise functioning

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delineate

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to outline, present (e.g. in words or writing), or depict

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delve

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to explore or deeply search through

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demise

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the end or death/destruction of something

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demographic

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of the population, related to people; a major sub-group of people important in the census

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demotic

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pertaining to regular, everyday people; common, vernacular, informal/simplified

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demur

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to bring up an objection, raise doubt or question

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denigrate

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to belittle or dismiss, speak of in a disrespectful way

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denizen

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an inhabitant or resident; one who frequents, is drawn to or otherwise fits into to a certain place/setting

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denouement

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outcome, predicament; (in fiction) the final result/ resolution from a plot fully unraveled (e.g. from karma or a sharply ironic twist)

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depict

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to portray or frame something, using description

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deplore

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to condemn, disapprove or look down upon; feel ashamed of

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deride

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to laugh at, jeer or mock in a contemptuous manner

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derision

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ridicule, mockery and laughter in scorn/belittlement an individual

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derivative

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secondary, extracted from some other source; uncreative or unoriginal

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dessiccate

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to completely dry/dehydrate or draw out water; render dry, dull or lifeless

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desuetude

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state of disuse or falling out of practice; becoming obsolete, atrophy

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desultory

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inconsistent, incoherent, all over the place, or chaotic; random or rambling in speech/thought

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deterrent

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an obstacle or something intended to discourage/prevent

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detraction

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a slight or other attack aiming to diminish a person's character, reputation or value; disparaging comment

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deviant

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someone who eschews norms or practices behavior outside/contrary to the normative standards of society

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dexterity

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manual skill, or agility in mobility; cleverness or adroitness

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diaphanous

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translucent, fine-textured, so light or insubstantial as to be phantom-like or transparent

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diatribe

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harsh denunciation; a scorching verbal attack/rant, lambasting and harping on criticisms

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dichotomy

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a binary division or bipolarity; two differentiated parts set often in sharp contrast to each-other

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didactic

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adapted to teach or instruct (sometimes containing a moral lesson); resembling the tone of a lecture

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diffidence

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shyness or timidity; lack of assertive expression or self-confidence

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diffuse

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<v>to scatter, disperse or spread out; <adj> spread out widely or thin, pervasive or completely mixed in; wordy or rambling (i.e. verbally all over the place)

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digression

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a tangent or wandering from the main point/focus of a discussion in writing or speech

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dilate

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to expand, widen or lengthen (especially an opening); enlarge

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dilettante

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one with an amateurish or superficial competence in a certain subject/activity; often dabbling in many areas of knowledge (e.g. the arts or academia)

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diligent

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persistently hard working, showing scrupulousness at every step

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dirge

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a mournful poem or hymn heard typically at funerals

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disabuse

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to dispel a false belief or notion; set the record straight

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discern

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to keenly perceive/understand something obscure or otherwise not obvious

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discerning

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keenly perceptive and skilled at judgment; having the expertise or acquired taste to recognize some subtleties

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discomfit

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to make uneasy, insecure or disconcerted; put one out of place or their element

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disconcerting

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unsettling or discomforting/discomfiting; upsetting or throwing one off center