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dais

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raised platform for guests of honor

When he approached the dais, he was greeted by cheers from the people who had come to honor him.

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dally

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trifle with procrastinate

Laertes told Ophelia that Hamlet could only dally with her affections.

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dank

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damp

The walls of the dungeon were dank and slimy.

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drapper

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neat and trim

In “The Odd Couple,” Tony Randall played Felix Unger, an excessively dapper soul who could not stand to have a hair out of place.

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drappled

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spotted

The sunlight filtering though the screens created a dappled effect on the wall.

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daub

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smear (as wth paint)

From the way he daubed his paint on the canvas, I could tell he knew nothing of oils.

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daunt

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intimidate

your threats cannot daunt me

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dauntless

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bold

Despite the dangerous nature of the undertaking, the dauntless soldier volunteered for the assignment.

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dawdle

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loiter, waste time

Inasmuch as we must meet a deadline, do not dawdle over this work.

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deadpan

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wooden; impassive

We wanted to see how long he could maintain his deadpan expression.

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dearth

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scarcity

The dearth of skilled labor compelled the employers to open trade schools.

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debacle

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breaking up; downfall

This debacle in the government can only result in anarchy.

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debauch

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corrupt, make intemperate

a vicious newspaper can debauch public ideals

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debonair

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friendly, aiming to please

The debonair youth was liked by all who met him, because of his cheerful and obliging manner.

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debunk

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

Pointing out that he conhsistently had voted afainst strenghtening antipollution legislation, reporters debunked the candidate’s claim that he was a fervent environmentalist.

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debutante

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yound woman making formal entrance into society

As a debutante, she was often mentioned in the society columns of the newspapers.

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decadence

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decay

The moral decadence of the people was reflected in the lewd literature of the period.

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decant

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pour off gently

Be sure to decant this wine before serving it.

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deciduous

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falling off, as of leaves

The oak is a deciduous tree.

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decimate

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kill, usually one out of ten

We do more to decimate our population in automobile accidents than we do in war.

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declivity

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downward slope

The children loved to ski down the declivity.

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decollete

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having a low-cut neckline

Fashion decrees that evening gowns be decollete this season; bare shoulders are again the vogue.

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decorum

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propriety; seemliness

Shocked by the unruly behavior, the teacher criticized the class for its lack of decorum.

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decoy

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lure or bait

The wild ducks were not fooled by the decoy.

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decrepitude

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state of collagse caused by illness or old age

I was unprepared for the state of decrepitude in which I had found my old friend; he seemed to have aged twenty years in six months.

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decry

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express strong disapproval of ; disparage

The founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman, strongly decries the lack of financial and moral support for children in America today.

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deducible

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derived byreasoning

If we accept your premise, your conclusions are easily deducible.

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defeatist

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resigned to defeat; accepting defeat as a natural outcome

If you maintain your defeatist attitude, you will never succeed.

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defection

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desertion

The children, who had made him an idol, were hurt most by his defection from our cause.

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deference

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courteous regard for another’s wish

In deference to his desires, the employers granted him a holiday.

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defile

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pollute; profane

The hoodlums defiled the church with their scurrilous writing.

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defoliate

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destroy leaves

In Vietnam the army made extensive use of chemical agents to defoliate the woodlands.

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defray

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provide ofr the payment of

Her employer offered to defray the costs of her postgraduate education.

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defrock

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to strip a priest or minister of church authority

We knew the minister had violated church regulations, but we had not realized his offense was serious enough to cause him to be defrocked.

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deft

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neat, skillful

The deft waiter uncorked the champagne without spilling a drop.

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defunct

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dead; no longer in use or existence

The lawyers sought to examine the books of the defunct corporation.

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deify

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turn into a god; idolize

Admire the rock star all you want; just don’t deify him.

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deign

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condescend

He felt that he would debase himself if he deigned to answer his critics.

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deleterious

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harmful

Workers in nuclear research must avoid the deleterious effects of radioactive substances.

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deliberate

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consider; ponder; unhurried

Offered the new job, she asked for time to deliberate before she made her decision.

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delirium

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mental disorder marked by confusion

The drunkard in his delirium saw strange animals.

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delta

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flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

His dissertation discussed the effect of intermittent flooding on the fertility of the Nile delta.

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delude

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deceive

Do not delude yourself into believing that he will relent.

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deluge

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flood; rush

When we advertised the position, we received a deluge of applications.

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delusive

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deceptive; raising vain hopes

Do not raise your hopes on the basis of his delusive promises.

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delve

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dig; investigate

delving into old books and manuscripts is part of a researcher’s job

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demagogue

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person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader

He was accused of being a demogogue because he made promises that aroused futile hopes in his listeners.

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demean

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degrade; humiliate

He felt that he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.

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demeanor

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behavior; bearing

His sober demeanor quieted the noisy revelers.

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demise

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death

Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed.

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demotic

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pertaining to the people

He lamented the passing of aristocratic society and maintained that a demotic society would lower the nation’s standards.

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demur

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delay; object

grave; serius; coy

To demur at this time will only worsen the already serious situation; now is the time for action.

She was demure and reserved.

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denigrate

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blacken

All attempts to denigrate the character of our late President have failed; the people still love him and cherish his memory.

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denizen

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inhabitant of

Ghosts are denizens of the land of the dead who return to earth.

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denouement

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outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work

The play was childishly written; the denouement was obvious to sophisticated theatergoers as early as the middle of the first act.

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deplore

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regret

Although I deplore the vulgarity of your language, I defend your right to express yourself freely.

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depose

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dethrone; remove form office

The army attempted to depose the king and set up a military government.

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deposition

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testimony under oath

He made his deposition in the judge’s chamber.

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depravity

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corruption; wickedness

The depravity of the tyrant’s behavior shocked us all.

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deprecate

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express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

A firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post deprecated the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.

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deranged

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insane

He had to be institutionalized because he was deranged.

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derelict

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neglectful of duty; abandoned

The corporal who fell asleep while on watch was thrown into the guardhouse for being derelic in his duty.

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deride

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scoff at

The people derided his grandiose schemes.

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derision

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ridicule

They greeted his proposal with derision and refused to consider it seriously.

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derogatory

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expressing a low opinion

I resent your derogatory remarks.

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descry

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catch sight of

In the distance, we could barely descry the enemy vessels.

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desiccate

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dry up

A tour of this smokehouse will give you an idea of how the pioneers used to desiccate food in order to preserve it.

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desolate

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rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake

The bandits desolated the countryside, burning farms and carrying off the harvest.

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desperado

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reckless outlaw

Butch Cassidy was a bold desperado with a price on his head.

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despoil

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plunder

If you do not yield, I am afraid the enemy will despoil the countryside.

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despondent

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depressed, gloomy

To the dismay of his parents, he became more and more depondent every day.

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despotism

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tyranny

The people rebelled against the despotism of the king.

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destitute

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extremely poor

The costs of the father’s illness left the family destitute.

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desultory

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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

In prison Malcolm X set himself the task of reading straight through the dictionary; to him reading was purposeful, not desultory.

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detached

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emotionally removed; calm and objective; indifferent

A psychoanalyst must maintain a detached point of view and stay uninvolved with her patients’ perssonal lives.

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determinate

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having a fixed order of procedure; invariable

At the royal wedding, the procession of the nobles followed a determinate order of precedence.

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detraction

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slandering; aspersion

He is offended by your frequent detractions of his ability as a leader.

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devious

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going astray; erratic

Your devious behavior in this matter puzzles me since you are usually direct and straightforward.

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devoid

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lacking

He was devoid of any personal desire for gain in his endeavor to secure improvement in the community.

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devolve

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deputize; pass to others

It devolved upon us, the survivors, to arrange peace terms with the enemy.

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devout

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pious

The devout man prayed daily.

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diadem

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crown

The king’s diadem was on display at the museum.

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dialectic

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art of debate

I am not skilled in dialectic and therefore, cannot answer your arguments as forcefully as I wish.

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diaphanous

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sheer; transparent

They saw the burglar clearly through the diaphanous curtain.

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diatribe

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bitter scolding; invective

During the lengthy diatribe delivered by his opponent he remained calm and self-controlled.

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dichotomy

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branching into two parts

The dichotomy of our legislative system provides us with many safeguards.

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dictum

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arthoritative and weighty statement

She repeated the statement as though it were the dictum of the most expert worker in the group.

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die

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device for stamping or impressing; mold

In coining pennies, workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between two dies.

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diffidence

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shyness

You must overcome your diffidence if you intend to become a salesperson.

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diffusion

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wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas

Your composition suffers from a diffusion of ideas; try to be more compact.

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digression

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wandering away from the subject

Nobody minded when Professor Renoir’s lectures wandered away from their offical theme; his digressions were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.

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dilate

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expand

In the dark, the pupils of your eyes dilate.

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dilatory

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delaying

Your dilatory tactics may compel me to cancel the contract.

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dilettante

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aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler

He was not serious in his painting; he was rather a dilettante.

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diminution

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lessening; reduction in size

The blockaders hoped to achieve victory as soon as the diminution of the enemy’s supplies became serious.

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din

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continued loud noise

The din of the jackhammers outside the classroom window drowned out the lecturer’s voice.

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dinghy

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small boat (often ship’s boat)

In the film Lifeboat, an ill-assorted group of passengers from a sunken ocean liner are marooned at sea in a dinghy.

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dingy

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dull; not fresh; cheerless

Refusing to be depressed by her dingy studio apartment, Bea spent the weekend polishing the floors and windows and hanging bright posters on the walls.

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dint

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means; effort

By dint of much hard work, the volunteers were able to control the raging forest fire.

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diorama

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like-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history

Because they dramatically pose actual stuffed animals against realistic painted landscapes, the dioramas at the Museum of Natural History particularly impress high school biology students.

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dire

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disastrous

People ignored her dire predictions of an approaching depression.

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dirge

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lament with music

The funeral dirge stirred us to tears.

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disabuse

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correct a false impression; undeceive

I will attempt to diabuse you of your impression of my client’s guilt; I know he is innocent.

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disaffected

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disloyal

Once the most loyal of Gorbachev’s supporters, Shverdnaze found himself becoming increasingly disaffected.

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disarray

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a disorderly or untidy state

After the New Year’s party, the once orderly house was in total disarray.

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disavowal

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denial; disclaiming

His disavowal of his part in the conspiracy was not believed by the jury.

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disband

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dissolve; disperse

The chess club disbanded after its disastrous initial season.

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disburse

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pay out

When you disburse money on the company’s behalf, be sure to get a receipt.

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discernible

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distinguishable; perceivable

The ships in the harbor were not discernible in the fog.

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discerning

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mentally quick and observant; having insight

Because he was considered the most discerning member of the firm, he was assigned the most difficult cases.

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disclaim

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disown; renounce claim to

If I grant you this previlege, will you disclaim all other rights?

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discombobulated

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confused; discomposed

The novice square dancer became so discombobulated that he wandered into wrong set.

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discomfit

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put to rout; defeat; disconcert

This ruse will discomfit the enemy.

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disconcert

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confuse; upset; embarrass

The lawyer was disconcerted by the evidence produced by her adversary.

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disconcolate

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sad

The death of his wife left him disconsolate.

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discordant

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inharmonious; conflicting

She tried to unite the discordant factions.

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discourse

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formal disscussion; conversation

The young Plato was drawn to the Agora to hear the philosophical discourse of Socrates and his followers.

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discursive

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digressing; rambling

They were annoyed and bored by her discursive remarks.

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disenfranchise

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deprive of a civil right

The imposition if the poll tax effectively disenfranchised poor Southern blacks, who lost their right to vote.

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disgorge

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surrender something; efect; vomit

Unwilling to disgorge the cash he had stolen from the pension fund, the embezzler tried to run away.

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disgruntle

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make discontented

The passengers were disgruntled by the numerous delays.

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disingenuous

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not naive, sophisticated

Although he was young, his remarks indicated that he was disingenous.

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disinter

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dig up; unearth

They disinterred the body and held an autopsy.

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disinterested

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unprejudiced The only disinterested person in the room was the judge.

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dislodge

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remove (forcible)

Thrusting her fist up under the choking man’s lower ribs, Margaret used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food caught in this throat.

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dismiss

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eliminate from consideration; reject

Believing in John’s love for her, she dismissed the notion that he might be unfaithful.

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disparage

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belittle

Do not disparage anyone’s contribution; these little gifts add up to large sums.

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disparate

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basically different; unrelated

It is difficult, if not impossible, to organize these disparate elements into a coherent whole.

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dispatch

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speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed

Young Napoleon defeated the enemy with all possible dispatch; he then sent a dispatch to headquarters, informing his commander of the great victory.

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dispel

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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish

The bright sunlight eventually dispelled the morning mist.

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disport

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amuse

The popularity of Florida as a winter resort is constantly increasing; each year, thousands more disport themselves at Miami and Palm Beach.

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disputatious

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argumentative; fond of argument

People avoided discussing contemporary problems with him because of his disputatious manner.

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disquisition

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a formal systematic inquiry; an explanation of the results of a formal inquiry

In his disquisition, he outlined the steps he had taken in reaching his conclusions.

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dissemble

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disguise; pretend

Even though John tried to dissemble his motive for taking modern dance, we all knew there not to dance but to meet girls.

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disseminate

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scatter (like seeds)

The invention of the radio helped propagandists to disseminate their favorite doctrines very easily.

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dissent

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disagree

In a landmark Supreme Court decision, Justice Marshall dissented from the majority opinion.

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dissident

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dissenting; rebellious

In the purge that followed the student demonstrations at Tianamen Square, the government hunted down the dissident students and their supporters.

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dissimulate

A

pretend; conceal by feigning

She tried to dissimulate her grief by her exuberant attitude.

140
Q

dissipate

A

squander

The young man quickly dissipated his inheritance and was soon broke.

141
Q

dissolution

A

disintegration; looseness in morals

The profligacy and dissolution of life in Caligula’s Rome appall some historians.

142
Q

distant

A

reserved or aloof, cold in manner

His distant greeting made me feel unwelcome from the start.

143
Q

distend

A

expand;swell out

I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.

144
Q

distll

A

purify; refine; concentrate

A moonshiner distills mash into whiskey; an epigrammatist distills thoughts into quips.

145
Q

distrait

A

absentminded

Because of his concentration on the problem, the professor often appeared distrait and unconcerned about routine.

146
Q

distraught

A

upset; distracted by anxiety

The distraught parents frantically searched the ravine for their lost child.

147
Q

diva

A

operatic singer; prima donna

Although world famous as a diva, she did not indulge in fits of temerament.

148
Q

diverge

A

vary; go in different directionsfrom the same point

The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub.

149
Q

diversion

A

act of turning aside; pastime

After studying for several hours, he needed a diversion from work.

150
Q

divest

A

strip; deprive

He was divested of his power to act and could no longer govern.

151
Q

divine

A

perceive intuitively; foresee the future

Nothing infuriated Tom more than Aunt Polly’s ability to divine when he was not telling the truth.

152
Q

divulge

A

reveal

I will not tell you this news because I am sure you will divulge it prematurely.

153
Q

docket

A

program asfor trial; book where such entries are made

The case of Smith v. Jones was entered in the docket for July 15.

154
Q

doctrinaire

A

unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

Weng had hoped that the student-led democracy movement might bring about change in China, but the repressive response of the doctrinaire hard-liners crushed his dreams of democracy.

155
Q

doddering

A

shaky; infirm from old age

Although he is not as yet a doddering and senile old man, his ideas and opinions no longer can merit the respect we gave them years ago.

156
Q

doff

A

take off

A gentleman used to doff his hat to a lady.

157
Q

dogged

A

determined;stubborn

Les Miserables tells of Inspector Javert’s long, dogged pursuit of the criminal Jean Valjean.

158
Q

doggerel

A

poorverse

Although we find occasional snatches of genuine poetry in her work, most of her writing is mere doggerel.

159
Q

dogmatic

A

positive; arbitrary

Do not be so dogmatic about that statement; it can be easily refuted.

160
Q

doldrums

A

blues; listlessness; slack period

Once the excitement of meeting her deadline was over, she found herself in the doldrums.

161
Q

dolorous

A

sorrowfrl

He found the dolorous lamentations of the bereaved family emotionally disturbing and he left as quickly as he could.

162
Q

dolt

A

stupid person

I thought I was talking to a mature audience; instead, I find myself addressing a pack of dolts.

163
Q

domineer

A

rule over tyrannically

Students prefer teachers who guide, not ones who domineer.

164
Q

don

A

put on

When Clark Kent had to don his Superman outfit, he changed clothes in a convenient phone booth.

165
Q

dormer

A

window projecting from roof

In remodeling the attic into a bedroom, we decided that we needed to put in dormers to provide sufficient ventilation for the new room.

166
Q

dossier

A

file of documents on a subject

Ordered by J. Edgar Hoover to investigate the senator, the FBI compiled a complete dossier.

167
Q

dotage

A

senility

In his dotage, the old man bored us with long tales of events in his childhood.

168
Q

dote

A

be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

Not only grandmothers bore you with stories about their brilliant grandchildren; grandfathers dote on the littel rascals, too.

169
Q

dour

A

sullen; stubborn

The man was dour abd taciturn.

170
Q

douse

A

plunge into water; drench; extinguish

They doused each other with hoses and balloons.

171
Q

dowdy

A

slovenly; untidy

She tried to change her dowdy image by buying a fashionable new wardrobe.

172
Q

downcast

A

disheartened; sad

Cheerful and optimistic by nature, Beth was never downcast despite the difficulties she faced.

173
Q

drab

A

dull; lacking color; cheerless

The Dutch woman’s drab winter coat contrasted with the distinctive, colorful native costume she wore beneath it.

174
Q

dregs

A

sediment; worthless residue

David poured the wine carefully to avoid stirring up the dregs.

175
Q

droll

A

queer and amusing

He was a popular guest because his droll anecdotes were always entertaining.

176
Q

drone

A

idle person; male bee

Content to let his wife support him, the would-be writer was in reality nothing but a drone.

177
Q

drone

A

talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee

On a gorgeous day, who wants to be stuck in a classroom listening to the teacher drone?

178
Q

dross

A

waste matter; worhtless impurities

Many methods have been devised to separate the valuable metal from the dross.

179
Q

drudgery

A

menial work

Cinderella’s fairy godmother rescued her from a life of drudgery.

180
Q

dubious

A

doubtful

He has the dubious distinction of being the lowest man in his class.

181
Q

ductility

A

malleability; flexibility; ability to be drawn out

Copper wire has many industrial uses because of its extreme ductility.

182
Q

dulcet

A

sweet sounding

The dulcet sounds of the birds at dawn were soon drowned out by the roar of traffic passing our motel.

183
Q

dupe

A

someone easily fooled

While the gullible Watson often was made a dupe by unscrupulous parties, Sherlock Holmes was far more difficult to fool.

184
Q

deplicity

A

double-dealing; hypocrisy

People were shocked and dismayed when they learned of his duplicity in this affair, as he had always seemed honest and straightforward.

185
Q

duress

A

forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

The hostages were held under duress until the prisoners’ demands were met.

186
Q

dutiful

A

respectful; obedient

The dutiful child grew up to be a conscientious adult aware of his civic obligations.

187
Q

dyspeptic

A

suffering from indigestion

All the talk about rich food made him feel dyspeptic.

188
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