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Dangle

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To hang loosely and swing

Synonyms: hang

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Dated

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Old-fashioned, out of style

Synonyms: obsolete

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Daunt

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To discourage, intimidate

Synonyms: consternate, demoralize, dishearten

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Daunting

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Discouraging

Synonyms: Dismaying

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Dearth

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Lack, scarcity, insufficiency

Synonyms: absence, shortage

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Debacle

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A sudden, disastrous collapse or defeat, a total ridiculous failure

Synonyms: crash, wreck

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Debase

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To degrade or lower in quality or stature

Synonyms: adulterate, defile, demean, denigrate

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Debilitate

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To weaken, enfeeble

Synonyms: devitalize, drain, enervate, exhaust, sap

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Debilitating

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Impairing the strength or energy of

Synonyms: weaken

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Debris

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Broken or destroyed remains

Synonyms: garbage

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Debtor

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Someone that owes something to someone else

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Debunk

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To discredit, disprove

Synonyms: belie, confute, contradict, controvert, explode

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Debutante

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Young woman making debut in high society

Synonyms: lady, maiden

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Deceive

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Give false impression

Synonyms: mislead

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Decorous

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Proper, tasteful, socially correct

Synonyms: appropriate, courteous, polite

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Deciduous

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Losing leaves in the fall, short-lived, temporary

Synonyms: ephemeral

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Decry

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To belittle, to openly condemn

Synonyms: depreciate, deride

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Declaim

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To speak loudly and vehemently

Synonyms: perorate, rant, rave

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Declivity

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Downward slope

Synonyms: decline, descent, grade, slant, tilt

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Defamatory

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Injurious to the reputation

Synonyms: libellous, slanderous

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Decorum

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Appropriateness of behavior or conduct, propriety

Synonyms: correctness, decency, etiquette, manners

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Decry

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To belittle, to openly condemn

Synonyms: depreciate, deride

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Deduction

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The drawing of a conclusion through logic

Synonyms: determination, inference

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Deface

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To mar the appearance of, vandalize

Synonyms: disfigure, impair, spoil

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Defamatory

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Injurious to the reputation

Synonyms: libellous, slanderous

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Deficit

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Inadequacy, disadvantage

Synonyms: deficiency

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

Synonyms: courtesy, homage

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Deferential

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Respectful and polite in a submissive way

Synonyms: courteous, obsequious

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Deferment

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The act of delaying

Synonyms: Detainment, holdup

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Defiantly

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Boldly resisting

Synonyms: disobediently

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Deficit

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Inadequacy, disadvantage

Synonyms: deficiency

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Deft

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Skillful, dexterous

Synonyms: adept, adroit, expert

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Degradation

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Reduction in worth or dignity

Synonyms: corruption, decline

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Delegate

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To give powers to another

Synonyms: commission, deputize

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Deleterious

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Harmful, destructive, detrimental

Synonyms: adverse, hurtful, inimical

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Deliberation

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Careful consideration of an issue

Synonyms: discussion

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Demeanor

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The way a person behaves

Synonyms: behavior

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Delineation

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Depiction, representation

Synonyms: figuration, illustration, picture, portraiture

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Deluge

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To submerge, overwhelm, flood

Synonyms: engulf, immerse, inundate, swamp, whelm

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Demagogue

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Leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

Synonyms: agitator, inciter, instigator

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Demean

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To degrade, humiliate, humble

Synonyms: debase

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Demeanor

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The way a person behaves

Synonyms: behavior

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Demolish

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Destroy, damage severely

Synonyms: raze, tear down

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Demolition

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The act of destroying

Synonyms: decimation, annihilation

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Demonize

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To represent as evil

Synonyms: vilify

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Demur

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To express doubts or objections

Synonyms: expostulate, dissent, protest, remonstrate

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Denigrate

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To slur or blacken someone’s reputation

Synonyms: belittle, disparage, malign, slander, vilify

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Denizen

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Inhabitant, a resident

Synonyms: dweller, occupant

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Deride

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To laugh at contemptuously, to make fun of

Synonyms: ridicule

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Depravity

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Sinfulness, moral corruption

Synonyms: corruption, debauchery, decadence, degradation, enormity

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Deprecate

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To belittle, disparage

Synonyms: denigrate, discount, minimize

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Depreciate

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To lose value gradually

Synonyms: lessen

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Derelict

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Neglectful of one’s obligations, abandoned

Synonyms: negligent

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Deride

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To laugh at contemptuously, to make fun of

Synonyms: ridicule

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Derivative

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Copied or adapted

Synonyms: unoriginal

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Derogate

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To belittle, to disparage

Synonyms: detract

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Desecrate

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To abuse something sacred

Synonyms: defile, degrade, profane

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Desiccate

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To dry completely, dehydrate

Synonyms: evaporate, parch

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Desolate

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Lifeless, barren

Synonyms: deserted

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Despondent

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Discouraged, dejected

Synonyms: dejected, depressed, desolate, forlorn, sad

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Determine

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To decide

Synonyms: establish, judge

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Despotism

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Dominance through threat of violence

Synonyms: totalitarianism, tyranny

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Destitute

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Very poor, poverty-stricken

Synonyms: broke, impecunious, insolvent, needy, penurious

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Destitution

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Complete poverty

Synonyms: impoverishment, indigence

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Desultory

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At random, rambling, unmethodical

Synonyms: chaotic

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Determine

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To decide

Synonyms: establish, judge

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Detractor

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Someone who belittles something else

Synonyms: critic

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Devious

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Shifty, not straightforward

Synonyms: sly, beguiling

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Devour

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Eat greedily

Synonyms: consume

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Dexterous

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Skilled physically or mentally

Synonyms: adept, adroit, deft, nimble

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Diabolical

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Fiendish, wicked

Synonyms: evil

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Diametrically

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In direct opposition

Synonyms: opposite

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Diffidence

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Shyness, lack of confidence

Synonyms: reticence, timidity

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Diatribe

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Bitter verbal attack

Synonyms: fulmination, harangue, jeremiad, philippic, tirade

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Dichotomy

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Division into two parts

Synonyms: bifurcation, distinction, opposition, split

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Dictum

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Authoritative statement, popular saying

Synonyms: adage, aphorism, apothegm, decree, edict

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Didactic

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Excessively instructive

Synonyms: educational, improving, moralistic

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Digression

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The act of straying, an instance of straying

Synonyms: tangent

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Diffident

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Shy, lacking confidence

Synonyms: unassertive

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Diffuse

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To spread out widely, to scatter freely, to disseminate

Synonyms: disperse, soften

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Dignity

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Self-respect

Synonyms: poise

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Digress

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To turn aside, especially from the main point, to stray from the subject

Synonyms: deviate, wander

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Digression

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The act of straying, an instance of straying

Synonyms: tangent

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Dilapidated

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In disrepair, run down

Synonyms: decayed, fallen into partial ruin

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Dilate

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To make larger, expand

Synonyms: amplify, develop, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate

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Dilatory

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Slow, tending to delay

Synonyms: sluggish, tardy, unhurried

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Synonyms: amateur, dabbler, tyro

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Diluvial

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Pertaining to a flood

Synonyms: waterlogged

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Diminish

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To make smaller

Synonyms: decrease

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Diminutive

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Small

Synonyms: minuscule, short, tiny, wee

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Dingy

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Shabby, drab

Synonyms: Dirty

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Dirge

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A funeral hymn or mournful speech

Synonyms: elegy, lament

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Disabuse

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Set right, free from error

Synonyms: correct, undeceive

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Disavow

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To refuse to acknowledge

Synonyms: disclaim

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Discern

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To perceive something

Synonyms: distinguish

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Discordant

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Disagreeing, at variance

Synonyms: Cacophonous, dissonant, inharmonious

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Discomfit

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To disconcert, to make one lose one’s composure

Synonyms: embarrass

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Disconcert

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Ruffle, upset one’s self-possession

Synonyms: discomfit

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Disconcerting

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Bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

Synonyms: upsetting

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Discord

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Lack of agreement, inharmonious combination

Synonyms: dissent, friction, strife

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Discordant

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Disagreeing, at variance

Synonyms: Cacophonous, dissonant, inharmonious

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Discourse

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Verbal exchange, conversation

Synonyms: discussion

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Discourteous

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Rude

Synonyms: impolite

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Discredit

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To harm the reputation of

Synonyms: dishonor, disgrace

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Discrepancy

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Difference between

Synonyms: contrast, disagreement

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Discrete

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Individually distinct, separate

Synonyms: unconnected, distinct

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Discretion

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Ability to judge on one’s own

Synonyms: choice

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Disinterested

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Fair-minded, unbiased

Synonyms: impartial, unprejudiced

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Discursive

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Wandering from topic to topic

Synonyms: rambling

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Disdain

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To regard with contempt

Synonyms: scorn

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Disheveled

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Marked by disorder, untidy

Synonyms: messy, scruffy

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Disingenuous

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Giving a false appearance of simple frankness, misleading

Synonyms: insincere, tricky

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Disinterested

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Fair-minded, unbiased

Synonyms: impartial, unprejudiced

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Dismissal

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Act of being fired or let out

Synonyms: discharge, release

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Disparage

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To belittle, speak disrespectfully about

Synonyms: denigrate, deride, derogate

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Disparate

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Dissimilar, different in kind

Synonyms: unlike, unequal

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Dispassionate

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Unaffected by bias or strong emotions, not personally or emotionally involved in something

Synonyms: disinterested, impartial

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Dispel

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To drive out or scatter

Synonyms: dismiss, disperse

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Display

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To show, to exhibit, to present

Synonyms: put on view, demonstrate

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Disputant

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Someone in an argument

Synonyms: debater

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Dissipate

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To scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess

Synonyms: carouse, consume, disperse, dissolve, squander

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Dissemble

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To pretend, disguise one’s motives

Synonyms: camouflage, cloak, conceal, feign

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Disseminate

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To spread far and wide

Synonyms: circulate, diffuse, disperse

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Dissension

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Difference of opinion

Synonyms: disagreement

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Dissident

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Disagreeing with an established religious or political system

Synonyms: heretical

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Dissipate

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To scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess

Synonyms: carouse, consume, disperse, dissolve, squander

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Dissonance

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A harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds

Synonyms: clash, contention, discord

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Distaff

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The female branch of a family

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Distant

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Separate, far apart

Synonyms: remote, isolated

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Distend

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To swell, inflate, bloat

Synonyms: broaden, bulge

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Distinctive

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Distinguishing characteristic

Synonyms: unique

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Distortion

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Misrepresentation, the act of twisting out of shape

Synonyms: warp, deformation

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Distract

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To cause to lose focus, to divert attention

Synonyms: sidetrack, engross

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Dither

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To act indecisively

Synonyms: falter, hesitate, vacillate, waffle, waver

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Diurnal

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Daily

Synonyms: daylight, daytime

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Divert

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To turn aside, to distract

Synonyms: redirect, deflect

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Divination

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Foretelling the future using supernatural means

Synonyms: prediction, forecast

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Divine

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To foretell or know by inspiration

Synonyms: auger, foresee, intuit, predict, presage

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Dogmatic

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Rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

Synonyms: authoritative, doctrinaire, inflexible, obstinate

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Divulge

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To make known

Synonyms: reveal, disclose

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Doctrinaire

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Rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality, dogmatic

Synonyms: inflexible, dictatorial

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Dogged

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Stubbornly persevering

Synonyms: tenacious, obstinate

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Dogma

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A firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief

Synonyms: creed, doctrines, teaching, tenet

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Dogmatic

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Rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

Synonyms: authoritative, doctrinaire, inflexible, obstinate

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Doleful

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Sad, mournful

Synonyms: dejected, woeful

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Dominant

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Most prominent, exercising the most control

Synonyms: leading, main

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Dour

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Sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

Synonyms: austere, strict, grave

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Drab

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Faded, dull, dreary

Synonyms: plain, dingy

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Drawback

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Disadvantage, inconvenience

Synonyms: downside, shortcoming

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Droll

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Amusing in a wry, subtle way

Synonyms: comic, entertaining, funny, risible, witty

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Drought

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Long period of abnormally low rainfall

Synonyms: lack, famine

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Drub

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Defeat soundly, beat

Synonyms: hammer, whip

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Dual

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Having two parts, double

Synonyms: twin, twofold

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Dubious

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Arousing doubt, doubtful

Synonyms: uncertain, unsure

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Dulcet

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Pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

Synonyms: agreeable, harmonious, melodious, sweet

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Dupe

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To deceive or a person who is easily deceived

Synonyms: beguile, betray, bluff

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Duplicate

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An exact copy

Synonyms: replacement, spare

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Duplicity

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Deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

Synonyms: deceit, disloyalty

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Duration

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Period of time that something lasts

Synonyms: length, extent

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Duress

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Threat of force or intimidation, imprisonment

Synonyms: coercion, compulsion, constraint, pressure

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Dyspeptic

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Suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable

Synonyms: melancholy, morose, solemn, sour

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