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despoil
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plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
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despondent
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without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
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despot
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
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desuetude
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state of disuse
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despoil
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plunder; sack; Ex. despoil the village
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despondent
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without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection
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despot
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tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
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detraction
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slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
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devious
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roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route
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devolve
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deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
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diabolical
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diabolic; devilish; fiendish
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diadem
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crown
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dialectical
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relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
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dictum
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authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)
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didactic
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(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism
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diffidence
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shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident
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dilatory
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delaying; tending to delay
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dilettante
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aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight
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dinghy
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small boat (often ship's boat)
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dingy
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(of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain
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dint
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means; effort; Ex. by dint of hard work
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disburse
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pay out (as from a fund); N. disbursement; CF. purse
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discernible
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distinguishable; perceivable; Ex. discernible improvement
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discombobulated
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discomposed; confused
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discomfit
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frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb
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discourse
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serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.
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discredit
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defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful
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discretion
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prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
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discursive
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(of a person or writing) digressing; rambling (without any clear plan)
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disdain
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treat with scorn or contempt
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disembark
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debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
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disgruntle
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make discontented
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disinter
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dig up; unearth; OP. inter
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disinterested
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unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective
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dispassionate
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calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings
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dispel
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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disquietude
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uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious
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dissemble
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disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend
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dissent
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disagree
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dissident
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dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.
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dissimulate
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pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
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distrait
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absentminded; distracted
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distraught
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upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness; Ex. distraught with grief/worry
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divine
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perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination
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docile
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obedient; easily managed; submissive
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docket
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program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket
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doctrinaire
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unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties
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doddering
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shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
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doff
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take off; OP. don
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doggerel
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poor verse
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doldrums
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blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the doldrums
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dolorous
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sorrowful; N. dolor
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dolt
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slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull
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domineer
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rule over tyrannically
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don
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put on; OP. doff
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dormer
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window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
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dossier
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file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back
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dour
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sullen; gloomy; stubborn
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dowdy
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untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman
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downcast
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disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
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drab
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dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life
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dregs
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sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
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drivel
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nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense
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dribble
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flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.
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droll
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queer and amusing
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drone
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idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee; talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.
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dross
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waste matter; worthless impurities
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drudgery
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hard unpleasant work; menial work
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dulcet
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sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
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