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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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Daunt

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to discourage, intimidate

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Daunting

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discouraging

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Dearth

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lack,scarcity, insufficiency

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Debacle

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a sudden, disastrous collapse or defeat, a total, ridiculous failure

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Debase

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to degrade or lower in quality or stature

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Debilitate

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to weaken, enfeeble

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Debilitating

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impairing the strength or energy of

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Debris

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broken or destroyed remains

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Debtor

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someone that owes something to someone else

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Debunk

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to discredit, disprove

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Deceive

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give false impression

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Decibel

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unit of sound intensity

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Deciduous

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losing leaves in the fall, short-lived, temporary

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Decisive

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capable of determining outcome

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Declaim

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to speak loudly and vehemently

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Declivity

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downward slope

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Decorous

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proper tasteful socially correct

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Decorum

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appropriateness of behavior conduct or propriety

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Decry

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to belittle, to openly condemn

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Deduction

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the drawing of a conclusion through logic

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Deface

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to mark the appearance of, vandalize

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Defamatory

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injurious to the reputation

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Defective

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faulty

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Deference

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respect, courtesy

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Deferential

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respectful and polite in submissive way

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Deferment

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the act of delaying

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Defiantly

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boldly resisting

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Deficit

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inadequacy, 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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Deleterious

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harmful, destructive, detrimental

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Deliberation

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careful consideration of an issue

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Delineate

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to portray, depict

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Delineation

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depiction, representation

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Deluge

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to submerge, overwhelm, flood

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Demagogue

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leader, rabble-rouser, usually using appeals to emotion or prejudice

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Demean

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to degrade, humiliate, 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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Demur

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to express doubts or objections

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Denigrate

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to slur or blacken someone’s reputation

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Denizen

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inhabitant, a resident

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Depose

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to remove from a high position, as from a throne

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Depravity

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sinfulness, moral corruption

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Deprecate

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to belittle, disparage

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Depreciate

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to lose value gradually

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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 laugh at contemptuously, to make fun of

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Derivative

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copied or adapted

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Derogate

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to belittle, to disparage

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Desecrate

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to abuse something sacred

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Desiccate

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to dry completely, dehydrate

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Desolate

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lifeless, barren

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Despondent

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discouraged, dejected`

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Despot

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tyrannical ruler

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Despotism

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dominance through threat of violence

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Destitute

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very poor, poverty-stricken

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Destitution

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complete poverty

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Desultory

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at random, rambling, unmethodical

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Determine

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to decide

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Detractor

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someone who belittles something else

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Devious

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shifty, not straightforward

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Devour

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eat greedily

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Dexterous

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skilled physically or mentally

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Diabolical

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fiendish, wicked

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Diametrically

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in direct opposition

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Diaphanous

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allowing light to show through, delicate

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Diatribe

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bitter verbal attack

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Dichotomy

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division into two parts

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Dictum

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authoritative statement, popular saying

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Didactic

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excessively instructive

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Diffidence

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shyness, lack of confidence

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Diffident

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shy, lacking confidence

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Diffuse

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to spread out widely, to scatter freely, to disseminate

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Dignity

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self-respect

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Digress

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to turn aside, especially from the main point, to stray from the subject

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Digression

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the act of straying, an instance of straying

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Dilapidated

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in disrepair, run down

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Dilate

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to make larger, expand

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Dilatory

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slow, tending to delay

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Dilettante

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someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

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Diluvial

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pertaining to a flood

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Diminish

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to make smaller

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Diminutive

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small

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Dingy

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shabby, drab

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Dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

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Disabuse

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set right, free from error

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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

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Disclose

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to make known, expose

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Discomfit

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to disconcert, to make one lose one’s composure

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Disconcert

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ruffle, upset one’s self-possession

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Disconcerting

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bewildering, perplexing, slightly disturbing

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Discord

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lack of agreement, in harmonious combination

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Discordant

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disagreeing, at variance

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Discourse

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verbal exchange, conversation

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Discourteous

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rude

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Discredit

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to harm the reputation of

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Discrepancy

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difference between

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Discrete

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individually distinct, separate

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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 to one’s own judgement

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Discursive

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wandering from topic to topic

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Disdain

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to regard with contempt

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Disheveled

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marked by disorder, untidy

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Disingenuous

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giving a false appearance of simple frankness, misleading

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Disinterested

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fair-minded, 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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Dispassionate

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unaffected by bias or strong emotions, not personally or emotionally involved in something

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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, disguise one’s motives

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Disseminate

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to spread far and wide

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Dissension

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difference of opinion

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Dissident

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disagreeing with an established religious or political system

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Dissipate

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to scatter, to pursue pleasure to excess

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Dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, especialy of sounds

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Distaff

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the female branch of a family

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Distant

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separate, far apart

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Distend

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to swell, inflate, bloat

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Distinctive

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distinguishing characteristic

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Distortion

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misrpresentation, 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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Dither

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to act indecisively

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Diurnal

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daily

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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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Divine

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to foretell or know by inspiration

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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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Doctrinaire

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rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality, dogmatic

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Dogged

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stubbornly persevering

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Dogma

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a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief

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Dogmatic

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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated

144
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Doleful

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sad, mounted

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Dominant

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most prominent, exercising the most control

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Dour

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sullen and gloomy, stern and severe

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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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Droll

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amusing in a wry, subtle way

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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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Dulcet

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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear

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Dupe

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to deceive or a person who is easily deceived

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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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Duress

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threat of force or intimidation, imprisonment

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Dyspeptic

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suffering from indigestion, gloomy and irritable

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