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Question 1

decree

Answer 1

an official order issued by a legal authority

Question 2

deft

Answer 2

neatly skillful and quick in one’s movements

Question 3

dejection

Answer 3

depression

Question 4

deliberate (adj)

Answer 4

characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration

Question 5

deliberate (v)

Answer 5

to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully

Question 6

disavow

Answer 6

to deny responsibility for : REPUDIATE

Question 7

dispel

Answer 7

to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : DISSIPATE

Question 8

disparage

Answer 8

1. : to depreciate (see DEPRECIATE sense 1) by indirect means (such as invidious comparison) : speak slightingly about
2. : to lower in rank or reputation : DEGRADE

Question 9

distend

Answer 9

extend; swell