Sat Words: D

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Daunt

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to discourage, intimidate

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Debauch

Back 2

to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty, indulge

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Debunk

Back 3

discredit, disprove

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Debutante

Back 4

young woman making debut in a high society

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Decapitate

Back 5

to behead
"the guillotine was used to decapitate enemies of the revolution"

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Decathlon

Back 6

athletic contest with ten events

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Declivity

Back 7

downward slope
"the village was situated on the declivity of a hill"

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Decry

Back 8

to belittle, openly condemn

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Deface

Back 9

to mar the appearance of, vandalize
"...were defaced because of the rising antagonism"

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Defamatory

Back 10

slanderous, injurious to reputation

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Deferential

Back 11

respectful and polite in a submissive way

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Defile

Back 12

to dirty, spoil, to disgrace, dishonor

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Definitive

Back 13

clear-cut, explicit or decisive

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Delegate

Back 14

to give powers to another

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Deleterious

Back 15

harmful, destructive, detrimental

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Delineation

Back 16

depiction, representation

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Deluge

Back 17

(n)flood. (v) to submerge
"the popular actor was deluged with fan mail"

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Demagogue

Back 18

leader, rabble-rouser, usually appeals to emotion or prejudice

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Demean

Back 19

to degrade, humiliate, humble

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Demur

Back 20

to express doubts or objections

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Denigrate

Back 21

to slur or blacken someone's reputation

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Deplete

Back 22

to use up, exhaust

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Depose

Back 23

to remove from a high position, as from throne

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Depravity

Back 24

sinfulness, moral corruption

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Deprecate

Back 25

to belittle, disparage

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Depreciate

Back 26

to lose value gradually

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Deride

Back 27

to mock, ridicule, make fun of

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Derogate

Back 28

to belittle, disparage

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Desecrate

Back 29

to abuse something sacred

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Desiccate

Back 30

to dry completely, dehydrate

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Desist

Back 31

to stop doing something
"to desist from doing something"

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Desultory

Back 32

at random, rambling, unmethodical

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Deter

Back 33

to discourage, prevent from happening

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Determinate

Back 34

having definite limits, conclusive

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Diaphanous

Back 35

allowing light to pass through, delicate

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Diatribe

Back 36

bitter verbal attack

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Dichotomy

Back 37

division into two parts

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Dictum

Back 38

authoritative statement, popular saying

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Didactic

Back 39

excessively instructive

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Dilatory

Back 40

slow, tending to delay

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Diluvial

Back 41

relating to flood

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Dirge

Back 42

funeral hymn

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Disaffected

Back 43

discontented and disloyal

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Disarray

Back 44

clutter, disorder
"the house fell into a disarray after the party"

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Disbar

Back 45

to expel from legal profession
"the lawyer was disbarred after he was accused of bribing"

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Disburse

Back 46

to pay out

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Discordant

Back 47

harsh sounding, badly out of tune
"the violin did not sound completely discordant, but there was..."

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Discrepancy

Back 48

difference between
"the discrepancy between the kid's appearance and the photo on the id was so obvious..."

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Discretionary

Back 49

subject to one's own judgment
"if they had any discretionary powers, they would ruin everything with their own whimsical decisions, therefore they must bow down to authority."

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Discursive

Back 50

wandering from topic to topic

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Disengaged

Back 51

disconnected, dissociated

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Disgorge

Back 52

to vomit, discharge violently

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Disparate

Back 53

dissimilar, different in kind

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Disparity

Back 54

contrast, dissimilarity

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Dispassionate

Back 55

free from emotion, impartial, unbiased

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Dispel

Back 56

to drive out or scatter

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Dispense with

Back 57

to suspend operation of, do without

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Dispirit

Back 58

to dishearten, make dejected

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Dissemble

Back 59

to pretend, disguise one's motives
"I can dissemble to you no longer!"

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Disseminate

Back 60

to spread far and wide

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Dissension

Back 61

difference of opinion
"her continued dissension of their ideas made it impossible for them to.."

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Dissipate

Back 62

to scatter, to pursue pleasures to excess

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Dissuade

Back 63

to persuade someone to alter original intentions

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Distend

Back 64

to swell, inflate, bloat

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Distraught

Back 65

worried and distressed

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Dither

Back 66

to move or act confusedly or without a clear purpose

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diurnal

Back 67

daily

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Divisive

Back 68

creating disunity or conflict

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Doctrinaire

Back 69

rigidly devoted to theories

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Dogmatic

Back 70

rigidly fixed in opinion

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Dolt

Back 71

idiot, dimwit, foolish person

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Domineer, Donor, Dormant

Back 72

to domineer over someone
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Dotard

Back 73

senile old person

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Dour

Back 74

sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

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Draft

Back 75

plan, outline, to recruit, conscript

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Drivel

Back 76

stupid talk, slobber

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Droll

Back 77

amusing in a wry, subtle way

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Dross

Back 78

waster produced during metal smelting, garbage

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Dulcet

Back 79

pleasant sounding

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Dupe

Back 80

to deceive

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Duplicity

Back 81

deception, dishonesty

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Duress

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threat of force or intimidation, imprisonment
"she was not so bold under duress after all"

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Dyspeptic

Back 83

suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable