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Deli-rium

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Short Definition : mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious

(noun) state of violent mental agitation
Synonyms : craze , frenzy , fury , hysteria

(noun) a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations

split it as deli + r(i)um… taking rum daily will cause mental disorder

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Delta

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Short Definition : flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river

  1. (noun) a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    Example Sentence
    the Mississippi River delta
  2. (noun) an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
  3. (noun) the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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Delude

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Short Definition : deceive

(verb) be false to; be dishonest with
Synonyms : cozen , deceive , lead on

very close to the word elude, and when you elude someone in a clever way ,you are actually deceiving them.

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Deluge

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Short Definition : flood; rush; V.

(noun) an overwhelming number or amount
Synonyms : flood , inundation , torrent

(noun) a heavy rain
Synonyms : cloudburst , downpour , pelter , soaker , torrent , waterspout

(noun) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Synonyms : alluvion , flood , inundation

(verb) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Synonyms : flood , inundate , swamp

(verb) charge someone with too many tasks
Synonyms : flood out , overwhelm

(verb) fill or cover completely, usually with water
Synonyms : inundate , submerge

del[dell company]uge[huge]…so when the Del company advertised it’s product, there was a huge rush of requests, a deluge of requests.

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Delusion

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Short Definition : false belief; hallucination; deluding; Ex. delusions of grandeur; Ex. under the delusion that

(noun) (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Synonyms : psychotic belief

(noun) a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
Synonyms : hallucination

(noun) the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
Synonyms : head game , illusion

sounds like illusion which is nothing but false belief

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Delusive

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Short Definition : deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises

(adj) inappropriate to reality or facts
Synonyms : false

think about delude (deceive) and elusive (evasive, deceptive)

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Delve

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Short Definition : dig; search deeply; investigate

(verb) turn up, loosen, or remove earth
Synonyms : cut into , dig , turn over

delve sounds like shelves..you delve out the shelves for your girlfriends photo

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Demagogue

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Short Definition : person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery

(noun) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
Synonyms : demagog , rabble-rouser

democracy+agog-an agog man leading democracy will only try to win peoples support by using unreasonable and emotional arguments

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Demean

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Short Definition : disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave

(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Synonyms : degrade , disgrace , put down , take down

it could be interfered as we are ‘de’creasing the ‘mean’ing of something

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Demeanor

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Short Definition : behavior; bearing

(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Synonyms : behavior , behaviour , conduct , demeanour , deportment

demeanor === The manner ?

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De-ment-ed

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Short Definition : insane

(adj) affected with madness or insanity
Synonyms : brainsick , crazy , disturbed , mad , sick , unbalanced , unhinged

de + MENT + ed..focus on the bold letters ment(MENTAL)…..SO A MENTAL PERSON IS AN INSANE PERSON.

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demise

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Short Definition : death

  1. (noun) the time when something ends
    Synonyms : death , dying
  2. (verb) transfer by a lease or by a will

de-mise, de-mice to terminate all those mice. Give them death.

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Demolition

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Short Definition : destruction; V. demolish

  1. (noun) an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    Synonyms : destruction , wipeout
  2. (noun) the act of demolishing
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Demotic

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Short Definition : of or pertaining to the people

  1. (noun) a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
    Synonyms : demotic script
  2. (noun) the modern Greek vernacular
    Synonyms : romaic
  3. (adj) of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
  4. (adj) of or for the common people

demo means relating to people like in a democracy.

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De-mur

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Short Definition : object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday

  1. (noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent’s pleadings
    Synonyms : demurral , demurrer
  2. (verb) take exception to
    Synonyms : except
  3. (verb) enter a demurrer

sounds a little like Damn U R wrong!! I object!

De muri khaway de…. :)

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De-mure

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Short Definition : (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure

(adj) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Synonyms : coy , overmodest

demur is the one who objects; demure is who doest not object, who is reserved and shy

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Denizen

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Short Definition : (animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor

(noun) a person who inhabits a particular place
Synonyms : dweller , habitant , indweller , inhabitant

(noun) a plant or animal naturalized in a region

this word rhymes with the word citizen (which can be related to the above meaning)

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De-nomination

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Short Definition : religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic

(noun) a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
(noun) a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money

(noun) identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Synonyms : appellation , appellative , designation

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De-notation

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Short Definition : meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation

  1. (noun) the act of indicating or pointing out by name
    Synonyms : indication
2. (noun) the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
 Synonyms : extension , reference

denotation means, ‘meaning’ and connotation means ‘implied meaning or secondary meaning’. Its easier to remember both together.

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De-noue-ment

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Short Definition : final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained

(noun) the outcome of a complex sequence of events
(noun) the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work

de + NOUncEMENT(ANNOUNCEMENT)..SO you are making an annoucement of your company’s FINAL OUTCOME report.DEAL + ANOUNCEMENT

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