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Dangle

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To hang loosely and swing

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Dated

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Old-fashioned, out of style

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Daunting

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Discouraging

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Debacle

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Disastrous collapse, total failure

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Debase

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To degrade or lower in quality or stature

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Debilitating

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Impairing strength or energy

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Debtor

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Someone who owes something to someone else

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Debunk

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To expose the falseness of

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Deceive

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Mislead, give false impression

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Decibel

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Unity of sound intensity

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Decisive

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Conclusive; capable of determining outcome

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Decorous

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Proper, well-behaved

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Deduction

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The drawing of a conclusion through logic

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Defective

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Faulty

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Defensive

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Protective

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Deferment

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The act of delaying

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Defiant

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Boldly resisting

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Deficit

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Inadequate, disadvantage

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Deft

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Skillful, dexterous

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Degradation

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Reduction in worth or dignity

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Delegate

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To give powers to another

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Delete

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Remove

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Deleterious

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Harmful, destructive, detrimental

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Deliberation

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Discussion or careful consideration of an issue

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Delineate

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To portray, depict, or describe

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Demagogue

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Leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice

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Demanding

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Requiring much effort and attention

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Demean

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To degrade, humiliate, or humble

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Demeanor

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The way a person behaves

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Demolish

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Destroy, damage severely

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Demolition

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The act of destroying

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Demonize

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To represent as evil

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Depose

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To remove from a high position, as from a throne

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Derelict

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Neglectful of one’s obligations; abandoned

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Deride

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To mock, ridicule, or make fun of

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Derivative

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Copied or adapted; not original

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Desolate

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Deserted, lifeless, barren

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Despotism

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Dominance through threat of violence

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Destitution

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Complete poverty

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Determine

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To decide, to establish

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Detractor

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One who belittles something else

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Devastate

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Destroy; overwhelm, stun

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Devious

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Shifty, not straightforward

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Devour

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Eat greedily, consume

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Didactic

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Excessively instructive

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Diffedent

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Shy, lacking confidence

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Diffuse

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Widely spread out

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Dignity

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Poise and self respect

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Digression

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The act of straying, an instance of straying

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Dilatory

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Slow, tending to delay

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Diminish

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To make smaller

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Dingy

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Shabby, drab

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Disavow

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To refuse to acknowledge

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Discern

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To perceive something using the senses or intellect

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Disclose

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To make known, to expose to view

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Discomfit

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Make uneasy, embarrass

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Disconcert

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Ruffle, upset one’s self-possession

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Discord

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Lack of agreement; inharmonious combination

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Discordance

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State of disagreement

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Discourage

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Dishearten, deprive of hope or spirit

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Discourse

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Verbal exchange, conversation

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Doscourteous

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Rude

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Discredit

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To harm the reputation of, dishonor, or disgrace

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Discrepancy

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Difference

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Discretion

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Ability to judge on one’s own

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Discretionary

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Subject one’s own judgement

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Disdain

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To regard with scorn or contempt

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Disheveled

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Marked by disorder, untidy

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Disingenuous

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Not straightforward, insincere

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Disinterested

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Unbiased

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Dismissal

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Act of being fired or let out

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Disparage

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To belittle, speak disrespectfully about

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Disparate

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Dissimilar, different in kind

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Dispel

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To drive out or scatter

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Display

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To show, to exhibit, to present

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Disputant

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Someone in an argument

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Disregard

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Ignore

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Dissemble

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To pretend, to disguise one’s motives

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Disseminate

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To spread far and wide

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Dissipate

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To vanish; to pursue pleasure to excess

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Distant

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Separate, far apart

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Distinctive

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Distinguishing, characteristic

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Distortion

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Misinterpretation; the act of twisting out of shape

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Distract

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To cause to lose focus, to divert attention

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Divert

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To turn aside, to distract

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Divination

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Foretelling the future using supernatural means

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Divisive

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Creating disunity or conflict

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Divulge

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To make known

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Dogmatic

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Rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

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Dominant

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Most prominent, exercising the most control

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Drab

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Faded, dull, dreary

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Drawback

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Disadvantage, inconvenience

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Drought

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Long period of abnormally low rainfall

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Drub

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Defeat soundly, beat

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Dual

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Having two parts, double

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Dubious

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Arousing doubt, doubtful

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Duplicate

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An exact copy

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Duplicity

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Deception, dishonesty, double-dealing

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Duration

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Period of time that something lasts

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Dwarf

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To make look small by comparison

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