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Dale

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Valley

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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 over with paint

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Daunt

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To discourage

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De facto

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In fact; in reality

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Deadlock

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A standstill; a tie

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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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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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Deciduous

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Not permanent; passing

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Declaim

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To speak dramatically

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Decorum

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Appropriate social behavior

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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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Deference

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Respect

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Defoliate

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To strip of leaves

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Defray

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To pay the cost

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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; make godlike

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Deign

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To lower oneself before an inferior

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Delectable

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Delicious; very pleasing

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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; investigate

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Demagogue

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A popular leader who appeals to the people

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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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Depilate

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To remove hair from

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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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Deranged

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Insane

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Deride

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To ridicule

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Descry

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To discover

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Desiccate

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To dry up ; to wither

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Despoil

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To rob; to plunder

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Despot

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A dictator

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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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Detract

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To take away ; to diminish

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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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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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Didactic

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Instructive; inclined to lecture others too much

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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 I 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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Dint

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Power; force

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Dipsomaniac

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Drunkard

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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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Discreet

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Showing good judgement; cautious

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Discursive

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Rambling; wandering

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Disinter

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To uncover; to dig up

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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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Disreputable

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Having a bad reputation

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Dissident

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Disagreeing

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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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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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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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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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Donnybrook

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Rough, rowdy fight

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back

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Dossier

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A complete group of documents containing detailed information.

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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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Dowdy

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Shabby; untidy

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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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Dross

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Waste matter

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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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Dyspepsia

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Poor digestion

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty in speaking

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Dais

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Platform; speaker’s stand

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