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Daunt

To intimidate or discourage

DON'T!

Dearth

Lack

DEAD EARTH

Debauchery

Extreme indulgence in pleasure

THE BACHELOR PARTY

Debilitate

To weaken

DECREASE ABILITY

Decadent

Decaying; self-indulgent

DECAYED

Decimate

To destroy a large part of

DECIMAL REMAINS

Declaimed

Spoke loudly and self-importantly

"I DECLARE!"

Decorous

Well-behaved

THE CHORUS

Decrepit

Worn-out; run-down

SCRAP IT

Decried

Expressed strong disapproval about

CRIED

Defamatory

Something that hurts someone's reputation

DE-FAME

Defenestrate

To quickly throw out

DEFENSE DEMONSTRATE

Defunct

No longer existing

DE-FUNCTION

Delectable

Delightful; delicious

DELICIOUS ELECTABLE

Deleterious

Harmful

DELETES

Demagogue

A leader who gains power by trickery

DEMIGOD

Demarcate

To define; to set apart

MARK IT

Demotic

Popular; common

DEMOCRATIC

Demur

To object

MURMUR

Denigrate

To attack the reputation of or to put down

DENY IM GREAT

Denizen

Inhabitant; one who is often at a place

DEN CITIZEN

Denuded

Stripped bare

NUDE

Deplete

To use up

DELETE

Depredate

To take by force; to ravage; to ruin

PREDATOR

Deride

To make fun of

DEE's RIDE

Decry

To catch sight of; to discover

DESCRIBE

Desecrate

To violate something sacred

DE-SACRED

Dessicated

Dried out

DESERT SICK

Despoiled

Stripped of value

SPOILED

Despot

An all-powerful ruler

DESPICABLE

Desuetude

Disuse

DISUSE ATTITUDE

Devoid

Completely lacking

THE VOID

Dexterity

Skill; good coordination

DEXTER

Diabolical

Devilish

DIE ABOLISH

Diaphanous

So flimsy as to be see-through

DIANA'S FAN

Diatribe

An angry speech

DIE TRIBE

Didactic

Designed to teach

DICTIONARY TACTIC

Diffident

Timid

DIFFICULT DENTURES

Dilatory

Tending to procrastinate

DELAY LATER

Dilettante

A dabbler; one with superficial knowledge of an area

DILUTED

Dint

Force; power

Hulk's DENT

Discomfit

To embarrass or confuse

DISCOMFORT

Disconcert

To confuse or frustrate

DISS the CONCERT

Discreet

Having or showing self-restraint and good judgment

THIS SECRET

Discrete

Individually distinct; separate

CRETE

Discriminate

To notice subtle variations

One meaning is criminal, one is neautral

Disgruntled

Displeased

GRUNTED

Dismissive

Showing rejection and contempt for

DISMISS

Disparage

To insult or put down

DESPAIR and RAGE

Dispatch

Speed; efficiency

DISPATCHER

Disputatious

Inclined to argue

DISPUTE

Dissemble

To mislead, hide, or conceal

DISASSEMBLE gun

Disseminated

Spread out

DISS 'EM, NATE

Distension

Swelling

DIS-TENSION

Dither

To stress out from indecision

DITZ DO EITHER

Diurnal

Daily; of the daytime

The URINAL

Divisive

Creating disunity

DIVIDE

Docile

Calm, even-tempered

DOCTOR

Doggedness

Stubborn determination

DOG-NESS

Doggerel

Poorly written verse

DOG VERSE

Dogmatic

Stubborn; inflexible

DOG bath

Dolorous

Sad; mournful

DOLORES' DOLDRUMS

Dormant

Temporarily inactive

DOORMAN

Dour

Gloomy; stern

SOUR

Draconian

Cruelly strict

DRACO MALFOY

Droll

Funny

ROLL (with laughter)

Dubious

Doubtful or suspect

DUBSTEP

Dudgeon

A tantrum caused by being offended

DUNGEON GRUDGE

Dupe

To trick

DOPE

Duplicitous

Deceptive

DUPLICATE-NESS

Dyspeptic

Grumpy

PEPTO Bismol

Ebullient

Excitedly enthusiastic

RED BULL

Eclectic

Varied

SELECTION COLLECTION

Effaced

Made less visible

ERASED

Effete

Without strength or vitality; weak; soft

FEEBLE

Efficacious

Effective

EFFECTIVENESS

Effluvium

An invisible, often harmful, vapor

FLU

Effrontery

Shameless boldness

FRONTING HOMIES

Effusive

Extremely expressive

FUSSY

Egalitarian

Based on the belief in human equality

EQUAL EAGLE

Egregious

Bad in an obvious way

OUTRAGEOUS

Eldritch

Weird, eerie

ELF-WITCH

Embellish

To decorate

BELLS

Embroiled

In a difficult situation

ON BROIL

Embryonic

In an early stage

EMBRYO

Emollient

Soothing

EMO

Emphatic

Forceful

EMPHASIZE

Encomium

A speech that praises someone


IN COMIC CON

Encompass

To include

COMPASS

Encroaching

Gradually invading one's rights or property

ROACHES

Enervating

Tiring

RENOVATING

Enmity

Hatred

ENEMY

Ennui

Dissatisfaction resulting from boredom

ENNUI THERE YET?

Ensorcelled

Bewitched; enchanted

SORCERER

Entreat

To plead

IN RETREAT

Ephemeral

Fleeting, short-lived

FM FOR ALL

Equivocal

Intentionally unclear

EQUALLY VOCAL

Eradicate

To wipe out

RADIATE

Eschew

To avoid

AH-CHOO

Esoteric

Known by only a few people

ISOLATED TERRIFIC

Espouse

To support or to give loyalty to

SPOUSE

Espy

To glimpse, to catch sight of

I SPY

Estimable

Worthy

ESTEEM-ABLE

Estranged

Separated in a negative way

STRANGER

Ethereal

Delicate, heavenly, insubstantial

OTHER than REAL

Etiolated

Made pale, weakened

TOILET-ED

Euphemism

An inoffensive term used in place of an offensive one

USE FEMINISM

Eurytopic

Tolerant of many different environments

EUROPE TROPICS

Evanescent

Fleeting; lasting only briefly

VANISH SCENT

Evinced

Revealed

EVIDENCE

Exacerbated

Made more severe; aggravated

EXASPERATED

Exacting

Requiring strict attention to detail

EXACT

Excoriated

Strongly condemned

SCOURED

Exculpated

Freed from blame

EX-CULPRIT

Execrable

Detestable; awful

EXCREMENT

Exodus

The departure of many people

EXIT US

Exorbitant

Excessive

EXTRA for ORBIT

Expatriate

One who has moved to a foreign country

EX PATRIOT

Expedient

Helpful in a practical way

SPEEDY

Exponent

A supporter of something

EX-OPPONENT

Expunge

To get rid of

EX with SPONGE

Extant

Present or existing (opposite of extinct)

EXISTING ANT

Extenuating

Less serious due to a partial excuse

EXTENSION

Extirpate

To get rid of completely

EXTERMINATE

Extol

To praise highly

EX-TOLL

Fabricate

To make up in order to deceive

FABRIC background

Facetious

Playfully funny

FACE "E"

Fallible

Capable of making an error

FAIL-ABLE

Fanatic

Full of extreme enthusiasm

FAN LUNATIC

Farce

A comical, unrealistic, mocking display or show

FARTS

Fastidious

Having very picky standards

FAST TO TIDY

Fatuous

Lazily foolish

FAT ASS

Fawning

Kissing up to

FAWN

Feckless

Weak, worthless, irresponsible

F in CLASS

Fecund

Fruitful, inventive

FECES UNDER

Ferret

To bring to light, to uncover

FERRET

Fervor

Passion

FEVER

Festoon

To decorate

FESTIVAL

Fetid

Bad-smelling

FEET

Filial

Like a son or daughter

AFFILIATED

Finagled

Obtained, often through trickery or indirect methods

FINAGLE A BAGEL

Finicky

Difficult to please

NIT-PICKY

Fitful

Irregular, intermittent

FIT-FULL

Flagrant

Shockingly bad

FRAGRANT VAGRANT

Fleeting

Short-lived

FLEE

Flippant

Lacking respect or seriousness

FLIP OFF

Florid

Overly decorated, reddish

FLOWERED

Flotilla

A fleet of ships

FLOATING around GODZILLA

Flotsam

Floating debris

FLOAT

Flounder

To act clumsily or ineffectively

FLOP UNDER

Flouted

Treated without respect

FLUNG OUT

Flummoxed

Confused

FLUME OX

Foible

A minor weakness of character

FOIL-ABLE

Foment

To encourage the growth of

FORM IT!

Forbearance

Patience, tolerance

BEAR TOLERANCE

Foreground

To highlight

FOREGROUND (noun)

Forestall

To delay, hinder, or prevent

FOR STALL

Fortitude

Strength

FORTRESS

Fortuitous

Lucky

FORTUNATE FOR US

Fracas

A noisy brawl

FRAT RUCKUS

Fractious

Cranky

FRACTURE US

Fraternize

To be friendly with

FRAT

Frenetic

Wildly excited or active

FRENZY OF ENERGY

Froward

Stubbornly disobedient

AFRO

Frugal

Thrifty; inclined to save money

FRUCTOSE GAL

Fruition

A productive result

GROW FRUIT

Fudge

To fake or falsify

OH FUDGE!

Fuliginous

Obscure, murky, dark

FULL OF GIN

Fulsome

Abundant, sometimes disgustingly so

FULL OF SOME

Funereal

Like a funeral

Funeral

Furor

An outburst of rage or excitement

FURIOUS

Furtive

Done by stealth

FURTIVE FART

Gaffe

A social mistake

LAUGH

Gainsay

To deny

AGAINST SAY

Gallant

Courageous, noble

GALLOPING knight

Gambit

A move made to try to gain an advantage

GAMBLE IT

Gamboled

Danced around happily, frolicked

GAME BALL

Garble

To make hard to understand

GARGLE

Gargantuan

Enormous

GIGANTIC

Garrulous

Annoyingly talkative

GORILLAZ

Gauche

Awkward

GO DOUCHE

Gaudy

Flashy in a tasteless way

GAWD UGLY

Genial

Good-natured

Genie

Germinate

To grow or to cause to grow

GERM IN NATE

Glacial

Slow and or cold

Glacier

Glancing

Indirect

GLANCE

Glowered

Looked at with anger

GLOW RRR

Glut

Too much of something

GLUTTON

Gossamer

Delicate, flimsy

GOOSE FEATHER

Grandiloquent

Loud, colorful, egotistical

GRAND ELOQUENT

Grandiose

Affecting grandness by showing off or exaggerating

GRAND IDEAS

Grandstand

To show off

HANDSTAND

Grasping

Excessively greedy

Mr. Burns' GRASPING

Grating

Irritating

GRATER

Gravitas

Powerful seriousness

GRAVITY

Gregarious

Social

CONGREGATE

Grisly

Horrific, disgusting

GRIZZLY DEATH

Grouse

To complain

GROUCH

Grovel

To act lik e an unworthy servant by crawling or lowering oneself

GRAVEL

Gumption

Drive, initiative

Forrest GUMP

Guttural

Strange and unpleasant sounding

GUTTER ROAR