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Decoy
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Lure, bait
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Décolleté
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Having a low-necked dress
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Decrepit
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Worn out by rage
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Decrepitude
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State of collapse caused by illness or old age
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Default
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Failure to act
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Defection
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Desertion
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Defer
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Delay till later
Submit
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Deference
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Courteous regard for someone’s wish
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Definitive
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Final, complete
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Defoliate
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Destroy leaves
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Defray
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Pay the costs of
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Defunct
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Dead, no longer in use
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Degradation
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Humiliation, debasement
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Deign
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Condescend
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Delineate
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Portray, sketch
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Delirium
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Mental disorder marked by confusion
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Deluge
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Flood, rush
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Delusion
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False belief
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Demean
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Degrade
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Demeanor
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Behavior
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Demise
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Death
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Demoniac
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Fiendish
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Demur
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Hesitate
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Demure
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Coy, serious, grave
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Denigrate
Blacken
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Denizen
Inhabitant, resident
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Denotation
Meaning
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Denouement
Outcome
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Deplore
Regret
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Depose
Dethrone
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Deposition
Testimony under oath
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Deprecate
Protest against
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Depredation
Plundering
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Derelict
Abandoned
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Descant
Discuss fully
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Descry
Catch sight of
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Desiccate
Dry up
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Despoil
Plunder
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Destitute
Extremely poor
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Desultory
Aimless
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Determination
Resolve
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Detraction
Slandering
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Devious
Roundabout
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Dialectical
Relating to debate
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Diaphanous
Sheer, transparent
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Dichotomy
Split into two parts
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Dictum
Authoritative and weighty saying
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Diffidence
Shyness
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Dilapidated
Ruined because of neglect
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Dilatory
Delaying
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Dilettante
Amateur
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Dinghy
Small ship's boat
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Dingy
Dull, not fresh
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Dint
Means, effort
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Dire
Disastrous
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Dirge
Lament with music
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Disabuse
Correct a false impression
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Disaffected
Disloyal
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Disavowal
Denial
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Disburse
Pay out
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Discerning
Mentally quick
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Disclaim
Disown, renounce claim to
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Discombobulated
Confused
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Discomfit
Defeat
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Disconsolate
Sad
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Discount
Disregard
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Discourse
Formal discussion
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Discrete
Separate
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Discretion
Prudence
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Discursive
Rambling
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Disenfranchise
Deprive of a right
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Disengage
Separate
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Disgorge
Surrender, eject, vomit
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Disinclination
Unwillingness
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Disingenuous
Sophisticated
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Disinter
Dig up
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Disinterested
Unprejudiced
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Disparage
Belittle
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Disparity
Difference
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Dispassionate
Calm, impartial
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Disquietude
Uneasiness
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Dissemble
Disguise, pretend
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Dissidentm
Rebellious
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Dissimulate
Pretend
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Dissolute
Loose in morals
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Dissonance
Discord
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Distend
Expand
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Distill
Extract essence, purify, refine
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Distinction
Honor
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Diurnal
Daily
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Divest
Strip, deprive
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Doctrine
Teachings
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Doff
Take off
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Dogged
Determined, stubborn
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Doggerel
Poor verse
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Doldrums
Listlessness, blues
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Doleful
Sorrowful
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Domicile
Home
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Dormer
Window projecting from roof
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Dossier
File of documents on a subject
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Dowdy
Slovenly, untidy
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Draconian
Extremely severe
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Dregs
Worthless residue
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Droll
Queer and amusing
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Dross
Waste matter
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Drudgery
Menial work
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Dulcet
Sweet sounding
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Dupe
Someone easily fooled
108
Duplicity
Double-dealing
109
Dwindle
Shrink, reduce
110
Dynamic
Energetic
111
Earthy
Unrefined
112
Ecclesiastic
Pertaining to the church
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Economy
Efficiency
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Eddy
Swirling current of water, air
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Edict
Decree
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Edify
Instruct
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Efface
Rub out
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Efficacy
Power to produce desired effect
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Effigy
Dummy
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Effrontery
Shameless boldness
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Egregious
Notorious
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Egress
Exit
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Ejaculation
Exclamation
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Elegy
Poem or song expressing lamentation
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Elicit
Draw out by discussion
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Ellipsis
Omission of words from a text
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Eloquence
Persuasive speech
128
Elucidate
Explain
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Emanate
Issue forth
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Embed
Place in something
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Embezzlement
Stealing
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Embroil
Throw in confusion
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Embryonic
Undeveloped
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Emend
Correct
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Eminent
High, lofty
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Emissary
Agent, messenger
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Emollient
Soothing or softening remedy
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Enclave
Territory within alien land
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Encomium
High praise
