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Chronicle

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detailed narrative

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Circumspect

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mindful of potential consequences

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Coalesce

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to unite or come together

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Delve

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to deeply search through

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Demise

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the end of existence; death

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Denigrate

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to speak ill of; to belittle

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Depict

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to represent or describe

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Deplore

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to condemn; disapprove or regret

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Derision

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use of ridicule to show contempt

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Desultory

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inconsistent and irregular, aimless

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Diatribe

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an abusive, insulting verbal attack

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Didactic

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intended for the purposes of moral teaching or instructing, even when such instruction is not necessary

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Dilate

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to make larger

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Diligent

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continuously putting in great effort

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Disabuse

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to free someone of believing something that is untrue

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