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deciduous
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adj. falling off, as of leaves
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decimate
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v. kill, usually one out of ten
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decipher
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v. decode
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declivity
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n. downward slope
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decollete
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adj. having a low-cut neckline
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decomposition
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n. decay
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decorum
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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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decoy
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n. lure or bait
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decrepitude
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n. state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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decry
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v. express strong disapproval of; disparage
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deducible
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adj. derived by reasoning
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deface
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v. mar; disfigure
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defame
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v. harm someone's reputation; malign; slander
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default
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n. failure to act
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defeatist
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adj. resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome
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defection
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n. desertion
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defer
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v. delay till later; exempt temporarily
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defer
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v. give in respectfully; submit
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deference
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n. courteous regard for another's wish
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defiance
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n. refusal to yield; resistance
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defile
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v. pollute; profane
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definitive
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adj. most reliable or complete
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deflect
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v. turn aside
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defoliate
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v. destroy leaves
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defray
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v. provide for the payment of
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defrock
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v. to strip a priest or minister of church authority
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deft
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adj. neat; skillful
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defunct
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adj. dead; no longer in use or existence
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degenerate
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v. become worse; deteriorate
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degradation
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n. humiliation, debasement; degeneration
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dehyrdate
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v. remove water from; dry out
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deify
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v. turn into a god; idolize
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deign
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v. condescend; stoop
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delete
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v. erase; strike out
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deleterious
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adj. harmful
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deliberate
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v. consider; ponder
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delineate
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v. portray; depict; sketch
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delirium
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n. mental disorder marked by confusion
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delta
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n. flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river
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delude
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v. deceive
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deluge
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n. flood; rush
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delusion
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n. false belief; hallucination
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delusive
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adj. deceptive; raising vain hopes
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delve
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v. dig; investigate
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demagogue
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n. person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader
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demean
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v. degrade; humiliate
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demeanor
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n. behavior; bearing
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demented
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adj. insane
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demise
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n. death
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demographic
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adj. related to population balance
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demolition
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n. destruction
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demoniac
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adj. fiendish
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demotic
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adj. pertaining to the people
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demur
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n. objection; protest
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demur
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v. object (because of doubts; scruples); hesitate
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demure
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adj. grave; serious; coy
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denigrate
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v. blacken
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denotation
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n. meaning; distinguishing by name
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denouement
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n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work
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denounce
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v. condemn; criticize
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depict
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v. portray
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deplete
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v. reduce; exhaust
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deplore
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v. regret
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deploy
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v. spread out (troops in an extended though shallow battle line
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depose
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v. dethrone; remove from office
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deposition
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n. testimony under oath
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depravity
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n. extreme corruption
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deprecate
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v. express disapproval of; protest against; belittle
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depreciate
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v. lessen in value
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depredation
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n. plundering
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derange
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v. make insane; disarrange
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derelict
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adj. abandoned; negligent
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deride
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v. ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
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adj. unoriginal; obtained from another source
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dermatologist
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n. one who studies the skin and its diseases.
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