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1
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decimate

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kill

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declivity

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downward slope

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decorum

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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

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decrepitude

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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

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decry

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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly

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default

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failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present

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defection

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desertion

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defer

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give in respectfully; delay till later

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

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defoliate

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destroy leaves

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defray

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provide for the payment of

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defrock

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strip a priest/minister of church authority

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deft

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neat; skillful

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deify

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turn into a god; idolize

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deign

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condescend; stoop

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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portray; depict

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice

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demeanor

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behavior; bearing

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demotic

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of or pertaining to the people

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demur

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raise an objection; hesitate

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denigrate

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blacken; defame

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denizen

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inhabitant or resident

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denounce

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condemn; criticize

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depose

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dethrone

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deposition

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testimony under oath

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depravity

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extreme corruption; wickedness

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deprecate

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express disapproval of

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derelict

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negligent; neglectful of duty

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deride

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ridicule; treat with contempt

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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32
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descry

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catch sight of

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dessicate

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dry up

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desperado

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reckless, desperate outlaw

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despoil

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plunder

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36
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despot

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tyrant; authoritarian

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desultory

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aimless; haphazard

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detraction

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slandering; aspersion

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devolve

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deputize; pass or be passed to others

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diadem

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crown

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dichotomy

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division into two opposite parts

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42
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dictum

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authoritative and weighty statement; maxim

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didactic

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intended to teach a moral lesson

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diffidence

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shyness; timidity

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digression

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wandering away from the subject

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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

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din

A

continued loud noise

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dingy

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dirty and dull

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dint

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means; effort

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dirge

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funeral song

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disabuse

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correct a false impression

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disaffected

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disloyal

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disburse

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pay out

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disclaim

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disown; renounce claim to

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discombobulated

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discomposed; confused

57
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discomfit

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frustrate; put to rout; defeat

58
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disconcert

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confuse; ubset

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disconsolate

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hopelessly sad

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discredit

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defame; disgrace

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discursive

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digressing; rambling

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disenfranchise

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deprive of a civil right

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disgorge

A

surrender something; eject; vomit

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disgruntle

A

make discontented

65
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disingenuous

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not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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disinter

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dig up; unearth

67
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disparage

A

belittle

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disparate

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basically different; unrelated

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disparity

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difference

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dispel

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scatter; drive away

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disport

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amuse

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disquietude

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uneasiness; anxiety

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disquisition

A

long formal speech or report

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dissemble

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disguise; hide the real nature of

75
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disseminate

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distribute; spread; scatter

76
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dissident

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dissenting; rebellious

77
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dissimulate

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pretend; conceal by feigning

78
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dissipate

A

squander; waste foolishly

79
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dissuade

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persuade not to do; discourage

80
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distend

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expand; swell out

81
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distrait

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absentminded; distracted

82
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diurnal

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daily; occuring during the daytime

83
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divest

A

strip; deprive (right); dispossess

84
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docket

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a calendar or list of cases for trial or people having cases pending

85
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doctrinaire

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unable to compromise about points of doctrine

86
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indoctrinate

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cause to accept a doctrine without questioning

87
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doddering

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shaky; inform from old age

88
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doff

A

take off

89
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dogged

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determined; stubbornly perservering

90
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doggerel

A

poor verse

91
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dogmatic

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opinionated; holding stubbornly to one’s opnion

92
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doldrums

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blues; listlessness

93
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dolt

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slow-thinking stupid person

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domineer

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rule over tyrannically

95
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don

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put on

96
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dormer

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window projecting upright from roof

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dotage

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senility; feeblemindedness of old age

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dote

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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

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dour

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sullen; gloomy

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downcast

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disheartened; dejected

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draconian

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extremely severe

102
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dregs

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sediment in a liquid; worthless residue

103
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drivel

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nonsense; foolishness

104
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dross

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waste matter; worthless impurities

105
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drudgery

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hard unpleasant work

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dulcet

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sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear

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dumbfound

A

astonish

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