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cupidity

excessive greed, especially for money
the thief was cupidity for the bank.

excessive greed, especially for money


the thief was cupidity for the bank.

curb

to control or check
my boss really knows how to curb.

to control or check


my boss really knows how to curb.


cursory

rapid superficial, performed with haste and scant attention to deal.
dads cursory effort to fix the car made it even worst.

rapid superficial, performed with haste and scant attention to deal.


dads cursory effort to fix the car made it even worst.

defunct

dead or inactive;having ceased to exist
the lady was defunct when she crossed the street and a car was coming.

dead or inactive;having ceased to exist


the lady was defunct when she crossed the street and a car was coming.

demise

death the end
in the book it said that frankenstein was demise.

death the end


in the book it said that frankenstein was demise.

deploy

to arrange strategically
in the army they deploy them really well.

to arrange strategically


in the army they deploy them really well.

depravity

extreme wickedness
the dentist was depravity in cleaning my teeth.

extreme wickedness


the dentist was depravity in cleaning my teeth.

deprecate

to express disapproval of
no one dared deprecate my moms food.

to express disapproval of


no one dared deprecate my moms food.

despot

an absolute ruler
the king is a despot.

an absolute ruler


the king is a despot.


deter

to discourage;to keep someone from doing something.
the weather didn't let no one go to their jobs.

to discourage;to keep someone from doing something.


the weather didn't let no one go to their jobs.

devoid

lacking
avoid diving into the pool devoid of water.

lacking


avoid diving into the pool devoid of water.

diatribe

a bitter verbal attack.
the guy was mad to he diatribe with bad words.

a bitter verbal attack.


the guy was mad to he diatribe with bad words.

diffident

lacking self confidence;timid
john was diffident talking to a girl.

lacking self confidence;timid


john was diffident talking to a girl.

diminution

the act or process of diminishing ; reduction
the diminution of ammunition

the act or process of diminishing ; reduction


the diminution of ammunition

dire

disastrous;desperate
9/11 was a dire fire.

disastrous;desperate


9/11 was a dire fire.