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Debunk

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Expose, ridicule, or disprove false or exaggerated claims

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Decorous

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Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

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Deem

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Judge; consider

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Deface

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Vandalize, mar the appearance of

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Defamatory

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Slanderous, injurious to someone’s reputations

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Default

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Failure to act, neglect; fail to fulfill an obligation, especially a financial one

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Deference

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Respectful submission; yielding to the authority or opinion of another

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Deflect

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Cause to curve; turn aside, esp. from a straight course; avoid

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Deleterious

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Harmful, unhealthful

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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Denigrate

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Belittle, attack the reputation of

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Denote

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Stands as a name or symbol for; indicate

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Deride

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Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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Derivative

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Derived from something else; not original

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Detached

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Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned, distant, aloof

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Deterrent

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Something that restrains of discourages

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Diatribe

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Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Didactic

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Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a moral lesson

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Digress

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o off-topic when speaking or writing

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Din

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Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of time

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Disabuse

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Free someone from a mistake in thinking

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Discerning

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Having good judgement or insight; able to distinguish mentally

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Discredit

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Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in

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Discrepancy

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Difference or inconsistency

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Discriminating

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Judicious, discerning, having good judgement or insight.

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Disingenuous

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Insincere, not genuine

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Disinterested

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Unbiased, impartial; not interested

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Disjointed

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Disconnected, not coherent, jerky

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Dismiss

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Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration

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Dispassionate

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Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion

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Dispatch

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Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way

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Disperse

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Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish

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Disposition

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A person’s general or natural mood; tendency

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Disquieting

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Disturbing, causing anxiety

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Disseminate

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Scatter, spread about, broadcast

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Dissent

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Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view

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Dissonance

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Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement

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Distill

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Purify; extract the essential elements of

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Diverge

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Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path

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Divest

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Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or great; to sell off holdings

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Divine

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Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight.

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Document

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Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of

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Dogma

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A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief

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Dormant

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Asleep, inactive, on a break

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Dubious

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Doubtful, questionable, suspect

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Eccentric

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Peculiar, odd, deviating from the norm, esp. in a whimsical way

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Eclectic

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Selecting the best of everything or from many diverse sources

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Eclipse

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The obstructing of one thing by another, such as the sun by the moon or a person by a more famous or talented person to obscure, darken, make less important

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Efficacy

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The quality of being able to produce the intended effect

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Egalitarian

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Related to belief in the equality of all people, esp. in political, economic, or social spheres

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Egregious

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Extraordinarily or conspicuously bad; glaring

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Elated

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Very happy, in high spirits

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