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damp

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v. to diminish the intensity or check something (such as sound or feeling)

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daunt

daunting

dauntless

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v. to intimidate, to dismay
adj. dismaying, disheartening
adj. fearless, undaunted, intrepid

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dearth

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n. smallness of quantity or number;

scarcity or lacking

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debacle

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n. rout, fiasco, complete failure

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decorum

decorus

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n. politness or appropriateness of behavior

adj. having polite/appropriate behavior

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decorum

decorous

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n

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deletrious (del uh TEER ee us)

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adj. injurious; harmful

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demur

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v.t o question or oppose

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denigrate

denigrating

denigration

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v. to betlittle or defame
adj. belittling, defaming
n. act of belittling or defaming

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denouement (day noo MA)

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n. outcome or solution;

the unraveling of a plot

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deprecate (DE pir kayt)

self-deprecating

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v. to disparage or belittle

adj. belittling yourself or your accomplishments

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depredate (DE pruh dayt)

depredation

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v. to plunder, pillage, ravage or destroy;
to explot in a predatory manner

n. attacks, or ravages

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derision (di RI zhun)

deride

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n. scorn, ridicule, contempuous treatment

v. to express contempt

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derivative

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adj. unorginia, obtained from another source

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dessicate

dessicated

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v. to dehyrdrate, to dry out

adj. dehydrated, dried

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desuetude (DES wi tood)

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n. disuse

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desultory

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adj. random;
thoughtless;
marked by a lack of plan or purpose

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detraction

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n. slandering, verbal attack, aspersion

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diaphanous (dy AF u nus)

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adj. transparent, gauzy

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diatribe

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n. harsh denunciation

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didactic

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adj. intended to teach or instructg

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die

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n. took used for shaping

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diffident

diffidence

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adj. reserved or shy;
lackng self-confidence

n. a lack of confidence

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digress

digression

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v. t o stray from the point or go off on a tangent

n. something that has digressed

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dilate

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v. to become wider or more open

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dilatory

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adj. causing delay, procrastinating

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dilettante (DIL uh tahnt)

dilettantish/ dilettanteish

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n. one with amateurish interest in arts or a branch of knowledge
adj. frivolous or superficial

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din

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n. loud, sustained noise, cacophony

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dirge (durj)

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n. mournful song or poem for the dead

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disabuse

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v. to undeceive; to set right

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discomfit

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v.t o defeat or put down

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discordant

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adj. conflicting;

dissonant or harsh sounding

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discretion

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n. cautious reserve in speech;

ability to make responsible decisions

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disinterested

*NOTE: different than uninterested = uncaring

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dadj. free from self-interest;

unbiased

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disparage

disparaging

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v. to slight or belittle

adj. negative or belittling

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disparate

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adj. distinct or dissimilar

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dissemble

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v. to disguise or conceal;

to mislead

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dissolution

dissolute

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n. disintegration;
looseness in morals

adj. licentious, libertine

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dissonance

dissonant

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n. lack of harmony;

conflict

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distrait

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v. to distract or be absent-minded (esp. due to anxiety)

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divulge

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v. to disclose a secret

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doggrerel (DAW guh rul)

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n. trivial, porrly constructed verse

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dogmatic

dogma

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adj. arrogantly or authoritatively assertive or principles that can’t be proved;
stubbornly opinionated

n. idea that’s considered absolutely true (usually religious)

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dross

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n. waste or impurity

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dulcet

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adj. melodious, harmonious

46
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dupe

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n. one who’s deceived

v. to be deceived

47
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dynamo

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n. forceful and energetic person;

the generator

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