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Dale

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Valley

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Dais

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Platform; speakers stand

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Dally

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To waste time

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Dank

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Chilly and wet

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Dappled

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Spotted

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Dastardly

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Sneaking and cowardly; shameful

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Daub

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To smear; to cover with paint, etc

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Daunt

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To discourage

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Dawdle

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To waste time; to idle

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De facto

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In fact; in reality

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Dearth

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A scarcity or lack

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Debacle

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A complete failure; total collapse

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Debase

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To lower in rank; to humiliate

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Debauch

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To corrupt

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Debilitate

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To weaken

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Debonair

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Pleasant; courteous; charming

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Decadence

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Moral deterioration

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Decant

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To pour off ( a liquid)

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Decapitate

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To behead

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Deciduous

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Not permanent; passing

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Declaim

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To speak dramatically

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Declivity

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Downward slope

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Decorum

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Appropriate social behavior

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Decoy

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A person or thing that entices or lures, as into danger

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Decrepit

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Broken down by age or disease

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Decry

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To speak out against

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Defalcate

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To misuse funds; to embezzle

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Defamatory

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Damaging another’s reputation with false remarks

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Default

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To fail to pay a debt or to perform a task

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Defection

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Desertion

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Defer

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To postpone; to put off

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Deference

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Respect

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Defile

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To pollute; to corrupt

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Definitive

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Comprehensive; complete

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Deflect

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To turn aside; to bend

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Defoliate

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To strip is leaves

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Defray

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To pay the cost of

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Deft

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Skillful

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Defunct

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No longer in existence; extinct

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Deify

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To idolize; to make godlike

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Deign

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To lower oneself before an inferior

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Delineate

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To describe; to depict

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Delude

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To deceive; to mislead

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Deluge

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A flood; a rush

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Delve

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To search; to investigate

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Demagogue

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A popular leader who appeals to the emotions

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Demean

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To degrade; to lower

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Demigod

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A person who is partly a GD and partly human

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Demography

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Study of population trends

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Demoralize

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To discourage; to cause to lose spirit

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Demur

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To object; to take exception to

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Demure

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Shy

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Denigrate

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To ruin the reputation of; to blacken

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Denizen

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Occupant; inhabitant; resident

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Denouement

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Outcome; result

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Denounce

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To publicly condemn

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Depilate

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To remove hair from

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Deplete

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To use up gradually (resources, strength, etc)

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Deplore

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To regret

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Depose

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To remove from office

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Depraved

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Sinful; immoral

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Deprecate

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To disapprove of

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Depreciate

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To lessen in value

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Deranged

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Insane

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Derelict

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Abandoned (adj); negligent (adj)( a vagrant or bum (n)

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Deride

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To ridicule

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Derision

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Ridicule

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Derogatory

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Belittling

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Descry

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To discover

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Desecrate

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To damage a holy place

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Dessicate

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To dry up; to wither

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Desist

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To cease or stop

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Desolate

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Lonely; deserted

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Despicable

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Contemptible; hateful

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Despoil

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To rob; to plunder

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Despondent

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Depressed; dejected

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Despot

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A dictator

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Destitute

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Poor; lacking

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Desuetude

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Condition of disuse; extinction

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Desultory

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Wandering from subject to subject; rambling

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Detente

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A lessening of tension or hostility

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Deter

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To discourage; to hinder

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Detonate

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Explode

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Detract

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To take away; to diminish

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Detriment

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Harm; damage

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Devoid

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Completely without

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Devout

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Religious; pious; sincere

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Dexterity

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Skill; cleverness

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Diabolical

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Devilish; cruel

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Diadem

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Crown

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Dialectic

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Logical discussion

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Diaphanous

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Transparent; very sheer and light

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Diatribe

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Bitter criticism

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Dichotomy

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Division into two parts

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Dicker

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To bargain; to argue over prices

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Dictum

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A positive statement

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Diffident

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Shy; modest

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Dilapidated

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Broken down; falling apart

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Dilatory

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Slow or late in doing things

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Dilettante

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A dabbler in the fine arts; one who is not an expert

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Diminutive

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Small

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Dint

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Power; force

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Dipsomaniac

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Drunkard

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Dire

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Dreadful; causing disaster

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Dirge

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A funeral song or hymn

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Disarray

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Disorder; confusion

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Disavow

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To disown; to deny; to repudiate

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Disburse

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To pay out

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Discern

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To distinguish; to recognize; to perceive

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Disciple

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A follower

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Disclaimer

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Denial; renunciation

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Discomfiture

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Frustration; confusion

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Disconcert

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To upset; to embarrass

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Disconsolate

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Without hope

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Discordant

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Disagreeing; harsh-sounding

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Discountenance

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To disapprove of

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Discourse

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Conversation; lecture

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Discredit

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To disgrace; to cast doubt on

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Discreet

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Showing good judgement; cautious

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Discrete

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Separate; not attached

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Discursive

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Rambling; wandering

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Disdain

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To scorn

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Disgruntled

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Unhappy; discontented

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Dishearten

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To discourage; to depress

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Disheveled

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Untidy

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Disinter

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To uncover; to dig up

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Dismal

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Gloomy; depressing

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Dismember

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To cut or pull off limbs

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Disparage

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To belittle; to put down

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Disparity

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Inequality; difference

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Dispassionate

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Calm; impartial

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Dispel

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To drive away

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Disputatious

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Fond of arguing

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Dissemble

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To conceal; to pretend

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Disseminate

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To scatter; to spread

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Dissension

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Disagreement; opposition

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Dissident

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Disagreeing

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Dissimulate

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To hide one’s feelings

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Dissipate

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To waste; to scatter

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Dissolute

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Immoral; unrestrained

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Dissonant

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Out of harmony

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Dissuade

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To advise to urge against

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Distend

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To expand; to swell; to stretch out

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Dither

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Nervously excited or confused

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Diurnal

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Daily

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Divers

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Several

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Divest

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To deprive

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Divination

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The act of foretelling the future

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Divulge

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To reveal; to make known

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Docile

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Obedient; submissive

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Doddering

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Shaky; senile

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Doff

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To throw off or away

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Doggedly

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Stubborn

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Dogmatic

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Having a definite opinion; authoritative

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Doldrums

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Low spirits

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Dole

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To distribute; to give out sparingly

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Doleful

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Sorrowful

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Dolorous

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Mournful; sad

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Dolt

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A dull, stupid person

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Domicile

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Home; residence

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Donnybrook

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Rough, rowdy fight

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Dossier

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A complete group of documents containing detailed information

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Dotage

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Feeblemindedness of old age

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Doughty

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Courageous; worthy

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Dour

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Gloomy

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Douse

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To put out (a fire); to extinguish

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Dowdy

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Shabby; untidy

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Downtrodden

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Trampled on; suppressed

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Doyen

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Senior or eldest member

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Draconian

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Severe; cruel

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Dregs

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Leftovers

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Drivel

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Childish nonsense; stupid talk

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Droll

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Amusing in an odd way

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Drone

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A male bee (n);
An idle person (n);
To talk on and on monotonously (v)

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Dross

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Waste matter

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Drudgery

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Hard, tiresome work

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Dubious

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Doubtful; questionable

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Ductile

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Capable of being molded or shaped

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Dudgeon

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Anger, resentment

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Dulcet

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Pleasing to the ear

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Dulcimer

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A type of zither

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Duplicity

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Deceit; double-dealing; dishonesty

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Duress

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Force

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Dutiful

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Obedient

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Dwindle

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To shrink; to become smaller

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Dynamo

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A powerful person

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Dyspepsia

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Poor digestion

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty in speaking

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