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no longer living or existing
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defunct
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to render harmless
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defuse
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having sunk below a former or normal condition
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degenerate
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to send from one place to another; appoint; assign
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delegate
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injurious; harmful to health or well-being
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deleterious
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describe; to depict in words
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delineate
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uncontrollably wild excitement
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delirium
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leader who gains power using popular prejudices and false claims; leader of common people in ancient times
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demagogue
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a ceasing to exist; death
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demise
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affectedly modest or shy; coy
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demure
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the outcome, solution, unraveling, or clarification of a plot in a drama story
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denouncement
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to condemn strongly
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denounce
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of or like a despot; autocratic; tyrannical
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despotic
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living in complete poverty
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destitute
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disuse; the condition of not being used
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desuetude
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to explode violently and noisely
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detonate
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gradual shrinking or shrivelling
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detumscene
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to make helpless; overwhelm
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devastate
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not straightforward or frank
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devious
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matter of expression in words
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diction
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very small; tiny
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diminutive
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to rid of false ideas or misconceptions
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disabuse
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make out clearly
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discern
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upset the composure of
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discombobulate
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make uneasy
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discomfit
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embarassl confuse
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disconcert
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disagreement; conflict
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discond
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disagreeing; conflicting
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discondant
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impolite; rude and ill-mannered
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discourteous
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difference; inconsistency
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discrepency
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