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despicable
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adj. having scorn
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demure
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adj. grave adj. serious adj. sly
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demolition
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n. destruction
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desiccate
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vb. dry up
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derelict
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adj. abandoned
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denizen
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n. inhabitant of
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depreciate
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vb. lessen in value
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deprecate
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vb. disapprove regretfully
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denouement
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n. outcome n. final development of the plot of a play
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deploy
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vb. move troops so that the battle line is extended at the expense of depth
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demented
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adj. insane
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depict
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vb. portray
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derogatory
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adj. expressing a low opinion
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despondent
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adj. depressed adj. gloomy
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despise
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vb. scorn
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dermatologist
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n. one who studies the skin and its disease
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denotation
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n. meaning n. distinguishing by name
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despotism
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n. tyranny
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desideratum
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n. that which is desired
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depilate
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vb. remove hair
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demur
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vb. delay vb. object
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deride
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vb. scoff at
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destitute
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adj. extremely poor
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demoniac
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adj. wicked
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depravity
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n. contamination n. wickedness
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demotic
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adj. pertaining to the people
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deprecatory
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adj. disapproving
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despoil
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vb. rob
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derange
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vb. make insane
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descry
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vb. catch sight of
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derivative
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adj. unoriginal adj. derived from another source
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desecrate
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vb. profane vb. violate the holiness of
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deplete
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vb. reduce vb. exhaust
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denigrate
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vb. blacken
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derision
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n. ridicule
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demise
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n. death
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depose
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vb. dethrone vb. remove from office
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deposition
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n. testimony under oath
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depredation
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n. plundering
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descant
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vb. discuss fully
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