SAT Vocab 7 Flashcards
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demonstrator n.
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One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
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demulcent n.
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Any application soothing to an irritable surface.
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demurrage n.
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the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing.
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dendroid adj.
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Like a tree.
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dendrology n.
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The natural history of trees.
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denizen n.
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Inhabitant.
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denominate v.
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To give a name or epithet to.
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denomination n.
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A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline.
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denominator n.
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Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
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denote v.
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To designate by word or mark.
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denouement n.
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That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
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denounce v.
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To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium.
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dentifrice n.
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Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth.
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denude v.
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To strip the covering from.
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denunciation n.
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The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment.
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deplete v.
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To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
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deplorable adj.
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Contemptible.
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deplore v.
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To regard with grief or sorrow.
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deponent adj.
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Laying down.
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depopulate v.
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To remove the inhabitants from.
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deport v.
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To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony.
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deportment n.
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Demeanor.
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deposition n.
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Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
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depositor n.
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One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
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depository n.
A place where anything is kept in safety.
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deprave v.
To render bad, especially morally bad.
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deprecate v.
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
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depreciate v.
To lessen the worth of.
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depreciation n.
A lowering in value or an underrating in worth.
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depress v.
To press down.
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depression n.
A falling of the spirits.
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depth n.
Deepness.
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derelict adj.
Neglectful of obligation.
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deride v.
To ridicule.
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derisible adj.
Open to ridicule.
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derision n.
Ridicule.
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derivation n.
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.
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derivative adj.
Coming or acquired from some origin.
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derive v.
To deduce, as from a premise.
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dermatology n.
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases.
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derrick n.
An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
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descendant n.
One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
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descendent adj.
Proceeding downward.
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descent n.
The act of moving or going downward.
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descry v.
To discern.
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desert v.
To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned.
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desiccant n.
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
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designate v.
To select or appoint, as by authority.
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desist v.
To cease from action.
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desistance n.
Cessation.
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despair n.
Utter hopelessness and despondency.
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desperado n.
One without regard for law or life.
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desperate adj.
Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
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despicable adj.
Contemptible.
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despite prep.
In spite of.
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despond v.
To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
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despondent adj.
Disheartened.
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despot n.
An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
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despotism n.
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.
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destitute adj.
Poverty-stricken.
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desultory adj.
Not connected with what precedes.
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deter v.
To frighten away.
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deteriorate v.
To grow worse.
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determinate adj.
Definitely limited or fixed.
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determination n.
The act of deciding.
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deterrent adj.
Hindering from action through fear.
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detest v.
To dislike or hate with intensity.
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detract v.
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.
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detriment n.
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
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detrude v.
To push down forcibly.
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deviate v.
To take a different course.
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devilry n.
Malicious mischief.
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deviltry n.
Wanton and malicious mischief.
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devious adj.
Out of the common or regular track.
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devise v.
To invent.
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devout adj.
Religious.
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dexterity n.
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
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diabolic adj.
Characteristic of the devil.
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diacritical adj.
Marking a difference.
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diagnose v.
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
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diagnosis n.
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
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dialect n.
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
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dialectician n.
A logician.
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dialogue n.
A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
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diaphanous adj.
Transparent.
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diatomic adj.
Containing only two atoms.
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diatribe n.
A bitter or malicious criticism.
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dictum n.
A positive utterance.
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didactic adj.
Pertaining to teaching.
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difference n.
Dissimilarity in any respect.
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differentia n.
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
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differential adj.
Distinctive.
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differentiate v.
To acquire a distinct and separate character.
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diffidence n.
Self-distrust.
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diffident adj.
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
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diffusible adj.
Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
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diffusion n.
Dispersion.
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dignitary n.
One who holds high rank.
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digraph n.
A union of two characters representing a single sound.
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digress v.
To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
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dilapidated pa.
Fallen into decay or partial ruin.
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dilate v.
To enlarge in all directions.
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dilatory adj.
Tending to cause delay.
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dilemma n.
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
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dilettante n.
A superficial amateur.
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diligence n.
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
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dilute v.
To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
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diminution n.
Reduction.
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dimly adv.
Obscurely.
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diphthong n.
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
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diplomacy n.
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
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diplomat n.
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
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diplomatic adj.
Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
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diplomatist n.
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
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disagree v.
To be opposite in opinion.
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disallow v.
To withhold permission or sanction.
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disappear v.
To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
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disappoint v.
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
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disapprove v.
To regard with blame.
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disarm v.
To deprive of weapons.
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disarrange v.
To throw out of order.
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disavow v.
To disclaim responsibility for.
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disavowal n.
Denial.
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disbeliever n.
One who refuses to believe.
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disburden v.
To disencumber.
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disburse v.
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.
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discard v.
To reject.
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discernible adj.
Perceivable.
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disciple n.
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
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disciplinary adj.
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.
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discipline v.
To train to obedience.
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disclaim v.
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to.
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discolor v.
To stain.
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discomfit v.
To put to confusion.
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discomfort n.
The state of being positively uncomfortable.
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disconnect v.
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
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disconsolate adj.
Grief-stricken.
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discontinuance n.
Interruption or intermission.
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discord n.
Absence of harmoniousness.
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discountenance v.
To look upon with disfavor.
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discover v.
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
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discredit v.
To injure the reputation of.
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discreet adj.
Judicious.
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discrepant adj.
Opposite.
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discriminate v.
To draw a distinction.
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discursive adj.
Passing from one subject to another.
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discussion n.
Debate.
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disenfranchise v.
To deprive of any right privilege or power.
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disengage v.
To become detached.
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disfavor n.
Disregard.
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disfigure v.
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
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dishabille n.
Undress or negligent attire.
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dishonest adj.
Untrustworthy.
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disillusion v.
To disenchant.
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disinfect v.
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
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disinfectant n.
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
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disinherit v.
To deprive of an inheritance.
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disinterested adj.
Impartial.
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disjunctive adj.
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
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dislocate v.
To put out of proper place or order.
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dismissal n.
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
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dismount v.
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
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disobedience n.
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction.
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disobedient adj.
Neglecting or refusing to obey.
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disown v.
To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself.
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disparage v.
To regard or speak of slightingly.
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disparity n.
Inequality.
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dispel v.
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
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dispensation n.
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
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displace v.
To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
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dispossess v.
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
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disputation n.
Verbal controversy.
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disqualify v.
To debar.
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disquiet v.
To deprive of peace or tranquillity.
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disregard v.
To take no notice of.
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disreputable adj.
Dishonorable or disgraceful.
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disrepute n.
A bad name or character.
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disrobe v.
To unclothe.
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disrupt v.
To burst or break asunder.
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dissatisfy v.
To displease.
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dissect v.
To cut apart or to pieces.
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dissection n.
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal.
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dissemble v.
To hide by pretending something different.
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disseminate v.
To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
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dissension n.
Angry or violent difference of opinion.
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dissent n.
Disagreement.
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dissentient n.
One who disagrees.
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dissentious adj.
Contentious.
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dissertation n.
Thesis.
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disservice n.
An ill turn.
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dissever v.
To divide.
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dissimilar adj.
Different.
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dissipate v.
To disperse or disappear.
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dissipation n.
The state of being dispersed or scattered.
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dissolute adj.
Lewd.
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dissolution n.
A breaking up of a union of persons.
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dissolve v.
To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture.
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dissonance n.
Discord.
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dissonant adj.
Harsh or disagreeable in sound.
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dissuade v.
To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading.
