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creed

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system of religious or ethical belief

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crescendo

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increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent

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far-fetched

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too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched story

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overture

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musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for peace

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crestfallen

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dejected; dispirited

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crest

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top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird

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crevice

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crack; fissure

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cringe

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shrink back as if in fear; cower

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criteria

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standards used in judging; CF. criterion

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crone

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hag; ugly old woman

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crotchety

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(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion

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crux

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essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance

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crypt

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secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)

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cryptic

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mysterious; hidden; secret

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cubicle

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small chamber used for sleeping or work

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compartment

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one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided

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cuisine

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style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine

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culinary

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relating to cooking or kitchen

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cull

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pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.

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culmination

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highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war

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culpable

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deserving blame; blameworthy

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culprit

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one guilty of a crime

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culvert

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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road

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cumbersome

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heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform

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cumulative

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growing by addition; accumulative

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cupidity

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greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid

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curator

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superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)

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curmudgeon

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churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person

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cursive

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(of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined

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cursory

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casual; hastily done with little attention to detail

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curtail

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shorten; reduce

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cynical

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skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic: person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness

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cynosure

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object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor

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dabble

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work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid

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dais

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raised platform for speakers or other important people

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dally

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trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procrastinate; waste time

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dank

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damp; unpleasantly wet

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dapper

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neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry

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dappled

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spotted

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daub

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smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one’s clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint

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smear

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spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing

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smudge

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dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.

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daunt

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intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten

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dauntless

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bold; fearless

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dawdle

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loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing

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deadlock

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standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces; stalemate

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standstill

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condition of no movement or activity; stop

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deadpan

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wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face

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dearth

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scarcity

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d'eb\^acle

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sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster

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debase

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degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement

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kneel

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go down on one’s knee(s)

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debauch

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corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)

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seduce

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lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive

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debilitate

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weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble

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bout

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match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of drinking/flu

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debonair

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(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition

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d'ebris

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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

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debunk

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expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule

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debutante

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young woman making formal entrance into society

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debut

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d'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society

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decadence

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decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent

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decant

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pour off gently (wine or liquid)

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decapitate

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behead

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decelerate

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slow down

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deciduous

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falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth

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decimate

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kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of

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decipher

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decode; CF. indecipherable

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declivity

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downward slope

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d'ecollet'e

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(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)

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decree

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authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree

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decomposition

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decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts

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decorum

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propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct

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decorous

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proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)

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decoy

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lure or bait; V.

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decrepitude

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state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age

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decrepit

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weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man

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decry

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express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films

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deducible

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derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning

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deface

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mar; disfigure

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mar

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spoil the appearance of

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defame

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harm someone’s reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory

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default

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

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defeatist

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resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism

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defection

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desertion

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defect

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shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)

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defer

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give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish; courteous yielding to another’s wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery

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defiance

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refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant

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defile

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pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains

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definitive

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most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite; Ex. definitive decision by the supreme court

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deflect

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turn aside; turn away from a straight course

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defoliate

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destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant

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defray

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provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay

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defrock

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strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock

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frock

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long loose garment (worn by monks)

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deft

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neat; skillful

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defunct

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dead; no longer in use or existence

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degenerate

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become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person

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degradation

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humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank

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dishonor

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disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable

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dehydrate

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remove water from; dry out

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deify

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turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity

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deign

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condescend; stoop

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stoop

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bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend; Ex. stoop to lying

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delete

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erase; strike out

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deleterious

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harmful

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deliberate

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consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow

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delineate

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portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation

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delirium

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mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious

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delta

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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

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delude

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deceive

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deluge

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flood; rush; V.

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delusion

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false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that

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delusive

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deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises

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delve

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dig; search deeply; investigate

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery

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demean

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disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

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demeanor

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behavior; bearing

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demented

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insane

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demise

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death

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demographic

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related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population

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demolition

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destruction; V. demolish

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demoniac(demoniacal)

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fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil

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fiend

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evil spirit; devil

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demotic

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of or pertaining to the people

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demur

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object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday

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demure

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(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure

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denigrate

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blacken; defame

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denizen

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(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor

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denotation

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meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation

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d'enouement

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final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained

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denounce

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condemn; criticize; N. denunciation

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depict

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portray

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expos'e

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public revelation of something discreditable

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deplete

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reduce; exhaust

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deplore

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regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition

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deploy

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spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically

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battalion

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army unit made up of four or more companies

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depose

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dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify

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deposition

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testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning

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depravity

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extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory

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depreciate

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lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value

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depredation

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plundering; destruction

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deranged

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insane

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institute

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organization for a special purpose; V: establish

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institution

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instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage

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institutionalize

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make into an institution; put or confine in an institution

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derelict

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negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person

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dereliction

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neglect of duty; abandonment

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deride

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ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect

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derision

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ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory

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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N.

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derivation

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deriving; origin or source of something; Ex. the derivation of the word

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dermatologist

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one who studies the skin and its diseases

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acne

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skin disease (on the face)

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derogatory

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expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage

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descry

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catch sight of (something distant)

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desecrate

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profane; violate the sanctity of

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violate

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break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves

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desiccate

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dry up

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desolate

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(of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless

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desolate

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make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert

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desperado

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reckless, desperate outlaw

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desperate

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having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort

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despise

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look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible

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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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destitute

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extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience

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impoverish

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make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil

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desultory

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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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detached

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emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment

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detain

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keep waiting; prevent from leaving or going; N. detention

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determinate

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having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final

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determination

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resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision

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deterrent

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something that discourages or deters

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detonation

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explosion

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detraction

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slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor

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detrimental

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harmful; damaging; N. detriment

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deviate

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turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism

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devious

A

roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest; Ex. devious route

184
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devise

A

think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest

185
Q

devoid

A

empty; lacking

186
Q

devolve

A

deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to

187
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deputize

A

work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away

188
Q

devotee

A

enthusiastic follower; enthusiast; Ex. devotee of Bach

189
Q

devout

A

pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest; Ex. my devout hope

190
Q

dexterous

A

skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity

191
Q

diabolical

A

diabolic; devilish; fiendish

192
Q

diadem

A

crown

193
Q

dialectical

A

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

194
Q

diaphanous

A

sheer; transparent

195
Q

diatribe

A

bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse

196
Q

dichotomy

A

division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

197
Q

dictum

A

authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing)

198
Q

didactic

A

(of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism

199
Q

die

A

metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice

200
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diffidence

A

shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident

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