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cupidity |
excessive greed, especially for money the thief was cupidity for the bank. |
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curb |
to control or check my boss really knows how to curb.
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cursory |
rapid superficial, performed with haste and scant attention to deal. dads cursory effort to fix the car made it even worst. |
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defunct |
dead or inactive;having ceased to exist the lady was defunct when she crossed the street and a car was coming. |
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demise |
death the end in the book it said that frankenstein was demise. |
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deploy |
to arrange strategically in the army they deploy them really well. |
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depravity |
extreme wickedness the dentist was depravity in cleaning my teeth. |
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deprecate |
to express disapproval of no one dared deprecate my moms food. |
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despot |
an absolute ruler the king is a despot.
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deter |
to discourage;to keep someone from doing something. the weather didn't let no one go to their jobs. |
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devoid |
lacking avoid diving into the pool devoid of water. |
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diatribe |
a bitter verbal attack. the guy was mad to he diatribe with bad words. |
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diffident |
lacking self confidence;timid john was diffident talking to a girl. |
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diminution |
the act or process of diminishing ; reduction the diminution of ammunition |
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dire |
disastrous;desperate 9/11 was a dire fire. |