Sat "d" Vocabulary

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Decelerate

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to decrease the velocity of

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Decorum

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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Deference

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respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another

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Deleterious

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injurious to health

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Denounce

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to condemn or censure openly or publicly

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Deplete

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to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

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Depravity

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the state or an instance of moral corruption

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Derision

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ridicule; mockery

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Descend

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to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come down

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Desecrate

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to violate the sanctity of

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Desiccate

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to dry thoroughly; dry up

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Didactic

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intended for instruction; instructive

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Diffident

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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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Digression

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the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary works

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Dilemma

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an argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent

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Diligent

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characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

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Diminish

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to make less or cause to appear less

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Discern

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to detect with the eyes

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Discriminate

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to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of

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Disdain

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to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn

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Disparage

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to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle

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Disparity

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lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference

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Disperse

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to drive or send off in various directions; scatter

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Disputation

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the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate

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Dissent

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to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; without assent; disagree

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Dissonance

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lack of agreement; especially: inconsistency between the beliefs one holds or between one's actions and one's beliefs

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Distort

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to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed

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Diverse

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composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities

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Dogmatic

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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas; doctrinal

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Drone

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to make a dull, continued, low monotonous sound

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Dubious

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doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt