D

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Dabble

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Work at in a non serious fashion

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Damp

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Lessen in intensity; diminish; mute

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Dank

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Damp

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Daunt

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Intimidate; frighten

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Dawdle

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Loiter; waste time

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Debacle

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Collapse; sudden downfall; complete disaster

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Debauch

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Corrupt; seduce from virtue

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Debilitate

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Weaken; enfeeble

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Debunk

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Expose as false; exaggerated; worthless

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Debutante

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Young woman making formal entrance into society

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Decadence

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Decay

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Decapitate

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Behead

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Declivity

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Downward slope

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Decollete

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Having low necked dress

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Decorum

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Propriety; orderliness; good taste in manners

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Decrepitude

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State of collapse caused by illness or old age

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Decry

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Express strong disapproval of; disparage

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Deducible

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Derived by reasoning

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Deference

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Courteous regarding for another’s wishes

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Deflect

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Turn aside; deviate

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Defoliate

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Destroy leaves

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Defrock

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Strip a priest or minister of church authority

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Defunct

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Dead; no longer in use of existence

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Deify

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Turn into a god; idolize

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delve

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Dig; investigate

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Demagogue

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Person who appeals to people’s prejudice

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Demeanor

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Behavior; bearing; outward manner

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Demoniac

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Fiendish; cruel

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Denigrate

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Blacken; defame; slander

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Denouement

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Outcome; final development of the plot of a play

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Depose

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Dethrone; remove from office

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Depravity

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Extreme corruption; wickedness

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Deride

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Ridicule; make fun of; scoff

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Derision

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Ridicule

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Derivative

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Unoriginal; derived from another source

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Desiccate

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Dry up

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Desideratum

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A thing lacking; but desired or needed

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Desperado

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Reckless outlaw

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Despicable

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Contemptible

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Despoil

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Pillage; plunder

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Desultory

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Aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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Detonation

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Explosion

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Detrimental

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Harmful; damaging

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Diadem

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Crown; control

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Dialectic

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Art of debate

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Diaphanous

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Sheer; transparent

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Diatribe

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Bitter scolding or harangue; invective; renunciation

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Dichotomy

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Split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)

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Didactic

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Teaching; instructional

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Diffidence

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Shyness; lack of confidence

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Diffusion

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Wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas

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Digression

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Wandering away from the subject

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Dilettante

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Aimless followers of the arts; amateur; dabbler

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Diorama

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Life-•size; three dimensional scene from nature or history

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Dirge

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Sad song

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Disapprobation

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Disapproval; condemnation

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Discernible

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Distinguishable; perceivable

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Discombobulated

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Confused; discomposed

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Discordant

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Not harmonious; conflicting

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Discrepancy

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Lack of consistency; difference

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Discrete

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Separate; discontinuous; unconnected

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Discursive

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Digressing; rambling

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Disgruntle

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Make discontent; disappoint; anger

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Disingenuous

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Not naive; sophisticated

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Disjunction

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Act or state of separation

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Disparate

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Unrelated; incomparable in quality; basically different

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Disport

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Amuse

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Disputatious

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Argumentative; fond of arguing

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Disseminate

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Distribute; spread; scatter

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Dissimulate

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Pretend; conceal by feigning; deceive

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Dissonance

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Discord

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Distraint

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Absent minded

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Diurnal

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Daily (as opposed to nocturnal)

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Docket

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Program; as for trial, where book entries are made

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Doddering

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Shaky; infirm from old age

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal

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Dolt

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Stupid person

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Dossier

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File of documents on a subject

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Dour

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Stubborn, sullen

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Draconian

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Extremely severe

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Dross

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Waste matter; worthless

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Drudgery

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Meaningless work

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Dubious

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Questionable; full of doubt

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Dulcet

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Sweet sounding

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Dyspeptic

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Suffering from indigestion; grouchy