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demagogue
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leader who appeals to people’s prejudices like hitler
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demean
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lower status of something
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demure
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modest
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denounce
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criticize publicly
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deplore
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express sorrow
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depravity
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wickedness
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deride
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scorn
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desolate
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deserted
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despondent
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depressed
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destitute
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impoverished
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didactic
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intended to instruct/overly moralistic
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diffident
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modest
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dilatory
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causing delay
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discern
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detect
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disparage
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criticize
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disrepute
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held in low regard
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disseminate
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spread widely
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dissent
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disagree
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dissipate
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spread out
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dissonance
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lack of harmony
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distend
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to swell out
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dogmatic
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aggressively certain about a unproved thing
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duplicity
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crafty dishonesty
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ebullient
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lively
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ecstatic
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overly happy
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edict
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order
