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debunk

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to expose as false or worthless

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debase

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to lower in quality

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decorous (decorum)

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having good taste

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decry

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to criticize

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deduction

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a logical conclusion

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delegate

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to give authority or responsibility

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deleterious

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harmful; pogarszac stan zdrowia

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delineate

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to describe

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demagogue

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a leader who plays dishonestly on the prejudices and emotions of his followers

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demure

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modest or shy

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denigrate

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to criticize

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depose

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to remove from office

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derelict

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porzucony, olewczy

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derivative

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zapozyczony, pochodne (matematyka)

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desolate

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empty

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destitude

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very poor

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deter

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to discourage from acting

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detractor

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krytyk

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deviate

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to depart from norm

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devious

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tricky

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didactic

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intended to teach

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diffident

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reserved, shy

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diffuse

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to spread out

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digrees

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dygresja

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dilatory

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delaying

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dilligent

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working hard and steadily

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diminutive

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tiny

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discern

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to notice, observe

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disclose

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to make known

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discomfit

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to frustrate, embarrass

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disconcert

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to confuse or embarrass

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discredit

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podwazyc, zdyskredytowac

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discreet

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showing good judgment in speech and behaviour

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discrepancy

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a difference between two or more things

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disdain

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pogarda

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disingenuous

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pretending to be simple

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disparage

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to speak disrespectfully about

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disparity

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difference in quality or kind

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disregard

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to ignore

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disruptive

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causing disorder

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dissemble

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to pretend

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dissipate

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to spread out

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dissonance

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dysonans, rozdzwiek

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diverge

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to move in different directions

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diversion

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urozmaicenie

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divination

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the art of predicting the future

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divisive

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causing disagreement

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divulge

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to reveal

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dogmatic

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holding firmly to a particular beliefs with little or no basis

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dominant

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great in importance or power

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dubious

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uncertain

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durable

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long-lasting

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duress

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przymus