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crass adj.
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Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine
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craving n.
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A vehement desire
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creak n
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A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound
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creamery n
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A butter-making establishment
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creamy
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Resembling or containing cream
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credence n
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belief
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credible adj.
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believable
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credulous adj.
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easily deceived
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creed n.
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a formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
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crematory adj.
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a place for cremating dead bodies
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credence n
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Belief
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credible adj.
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Believable
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credulous adj.
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Easily deceived
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creed n.
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a formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
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crematory adj.
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a place for cremating dead bodies
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crevasse n.
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a deep or fissure in the ice of a glacier
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crevice n.
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a samll fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces
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criterion n.
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a standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion
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critique n.
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a criticism or critical review
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crockery n.
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earthenware made from baked clay
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crucible n
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a trying and purifying test or agency.
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crusade n
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Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle
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crustacean adj
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Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc
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crustaceous adj.
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Having a crust-like shell.
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cryptogram n.
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Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning
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crystallize v
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To bring together or give fixed shape to
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cudgel n.
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A short thick stick used as a club
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culinary adj.
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Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen
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cull v.
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To pick or sort out from the rest
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culpable adj
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guilty
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culprit n.
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a guilty person
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culvert n.
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Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal
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cupidity n
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avarice
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curable adj.
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capable of being remedied or corrected
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curator n.
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a person having charge as of a library or museum
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curio n.
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a piece of bric-a brac
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cursive adj.
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writing in which the letters are joined together
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cursory adj
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Rapid and superficial
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curt adj.
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concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression
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curtail v.
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to cut off or cut short
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curtsy n.
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a downward movement of the body by bending the knees
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cycloid adj.
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like a circle
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cygnet n.
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a young swan
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cynical adj.
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Exhibiting moral skepticism
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cynicism n
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Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value.
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cynosure n
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That to which general interest or attention is directed
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daring adj.
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brave
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darkling adv.
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blindly
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Darwinism n.
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The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
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dastard n
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a base coward
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datum n
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A premise, starting-point, or given fact
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dauntless adj
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fearless
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day-man n.
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a day laborer
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dead-heat n
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A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner
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dearth n
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Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable
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death's-head n.
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a human skull as a symbol of death
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debase v.
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to lower in character or virtue
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debatable adj.
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subect to contention or dispute
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debonair adj.
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having gentle or courteous bearing or manner
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debut n.
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a first appearance in society or on the stage
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decagon n
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A figure with ten sides and ten angles
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decagram n
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a weight of 10 grams
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decaliter n
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A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters
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decalogue n.
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the ten commandments
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decameron n.
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a volume consisting of ten parts or books
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decameter n.
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a length of ten meters
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decamp v.
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to leave suddenly or unexpecedly
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decapitate v.
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to behead
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decapod adj.
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ten footed or ten armed
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decasyllable n.
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a line of ten syllables
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deceit n.
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falsehood
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deceitful adj.
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fraudulent
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deceive v
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To mislead by or as by falsehood
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decency n
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Moral fitness
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decent adj
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Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
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deciduous adj.
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Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
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decimal adj.
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Founded on the number 10.
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decimate v.
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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decipher v.
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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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decisive ad
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Conclusive
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deceit n.
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falsehood
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deceitful adj.
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fraudulent
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deceive v
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To mislead by or as by falsehood
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decency n
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Moral fitness
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decent adj
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Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress
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deciduous adj.
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Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc
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decimal adj.
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Founded on the number 10.
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decimate v.
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To destroy a measurable or large proportion of
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decipher v.
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To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible
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decisive ad
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Conclusive
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declamation n.
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A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public
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declamatory adj
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A full and formal style of utterance
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declarative adj.
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Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation
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declension n
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The change of endings in nouns and adj. to express their different relations of gender
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decorate v.
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to embellish
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decorous adj
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Suitable for the occasion or circumstances
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decoy n
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Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation
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decrepit adj
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Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity
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dedication n.
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The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause.
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deduce v
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To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles
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deface v
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To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of
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defalcate v.
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To cut off or take away, as a part of something
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defamation n
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Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another.
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defame v
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to slander
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default n.
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the neglect or omission of a legal requirement
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defendant n.
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A person against whom a suit is brought
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defensible adj.
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Capable of being maintained or justified
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defer v.
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to delay or put off to some other time
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deference n.
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respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgement
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defiant adj.
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characterized by bold or insolent opposition
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