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1
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dais

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a low platform

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daub

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spread crudely or roughly on a surface

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dearth

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a lack, scarcity

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debauch

example: an endless amount of dearth wine and expensive cheese debauched the traveller

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to corrupt morally, by means of sensual pleasure

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debilitated

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to weaken, enfeeble or enervate

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debonair

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carefree, cheerful and self-assured

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of a claim

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decadence

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moral or cultural deterioration

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deciduous

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fleeting, transitory

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declaim

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speak or utter rhetorically

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decorum (n.) or decorous (adj.)

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socially appropriate o or proper

seemliness or propriety

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decry

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to criticize openly, disparage or belittle

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deference

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courteous regard, respect

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defile

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to make unclean, impure

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deft

Having worked in a bakery for many years, marcus was a deft bread maker

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skillful, capable

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deign

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think fit, condescend

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deleterious

she experienced the deleterious effects of running a marathon without stretching before hand

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harmful to the mind or body

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delineate

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to describe, outline, shed light on

sentence: she delineated why the project should stop receiving funding.

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demean

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to lower the status or stature of something

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demeanor

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outward behavior or bearing

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demure

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quiet, modest, reserved, coy

Despite the lively ambience at the party, Cathy remained demure and did not socialise at all

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demur

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raise scruples or object to

John demurred the ridiculous policy that would belittle his firm

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denigrate

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to disparage or defame the reputation of of a person

The company decided that its advertisements would no longer denigrate its competitors

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denouement

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the final unravelling of a plot or complicated situation

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deprave

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to pervert or corrupt

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depravity

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a moral corruption, wickedness

the ogre’s depravity made children timorous to enter the forest

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deprecate

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express disapproval of or a wish against

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deride

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to laugh at mockingly, scorn

the bullies at school derided the foreign student’s french accent

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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desolate

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deserted, dreary, lifeless

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desist

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to prevent or stop

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despot

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an absolute ruler

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destitute

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completely impoverished

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dialectic

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logical disputation

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diapohonous

Sunlight poured in through the diaphanous curtains

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light and airy, transparent

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diatribe

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a forceful verbal attack

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defalcate

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to embezzle funds that someone has been entrusted with

sentence: she was fired for defalcating over a million dollars of public funds.

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defunct

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no longer used or existing

sentence: they planned to turn the defunct schoolhouse into a community center

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denounce

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to publicly condemn or criticise

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deplore

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to feel or express sorrow or disapproval

sentence: John deplored his wife’s poor working conditions

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despoil

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to rob or plunder

the thieves entered the house, and despoiled all its contents before the denizens realised

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desultory

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wandering from subject to subject half-heartedly

the desultory conversation faded away because it served no purpose

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dicker

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the man dickered with trader perpetually because he wanted an item, but was not willing to pay merely as much as the trader asked.

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didactic

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instructive or overly moralistic

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diffident

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shy, modest reserved

the diffident youth remained silent whilst eating dinner with all the adults, for fear of seeming presumptuous

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dilatory

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tending to delay or causing delay.

the dictator’s dilatory actions resulted in him being deposed from his authoritative position

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dirge

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a song or hymn usually played or performed at a funeral

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disaffected

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rebellious, resentful of authority

The parents sent their disaffected son to military school to teach him a good lesson.

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discern

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to perceive, detect

Even though John tried to hide his emotions, Cathy discerned from his body language that he was furious.

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disavow

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to deny knowledge of or responsibility for

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discomfit

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feel uneasy or embarrassed

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disconsolate

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very unhappy and unable to be comforted

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discrete

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individually separate or distinct

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discretion

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the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information

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discursive

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rambling, lacking order and wandering
Sentence: The professor’s lectures seemed to be discursive: they covered all topics except the one originally planned for

56
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disdain

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  1. to scorn or hold low in self-esteem

Sentence: After learning about his immoral actions, John held Lawerence in disdain

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disgruntled

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to feel upset, not content

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disheartened

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low on spirit or moral

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disheveled

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untidy

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disinter

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to uncover or dig up

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disinterested

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not influenced by considerations of personal advantage

Sentence: A banker is obliged to give disinterested advice

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disparage

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to criticise or speak ill off

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disparate

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sharply differing or contrasting

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dispel

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to drive away, scatter

Sentence: She dispelled the rumours suggesting that she had been fired by entering office on Monday

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dissemble

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to conceal or hide

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disseminate

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to spread widely

Sentence: The presidential candidate disseminated his ideas across the country prior to the elections

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dissident

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disagreeing

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distend

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to swell out, expand or stretch

His stomach distended as a result of drinking excessively

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dither

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to be indecisive or confused about

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diurnal

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daily

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divulge

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to reveal or to make known

Pressured by the people, the government divulged on previously undisclosed information pertaining to a scandal

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docile

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submissive, easily taught or trained

Sentence: The circus company found it easy to teach the docile lion about the tricks it needed to perform

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dogged

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having or showing tenacity and grim persistence

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dogmatic

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aggressively or arrogantly certain about something

seNTENCE: John’s dogmatic claim that men are better than women at fixing appliances angered women in society

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dolorous

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mournful, sad

76
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donnybrook

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a heated argument

77
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doughty

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courageous;worthy

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dour

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stern or joyless
sentence: The children were afraid of the dour man living next door because he would seize their toys if they were loud and boisterous

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downtrodden

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trampled on, suppressed by people in power

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drivel

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talk nonsense: The soldier drivelled about his past experiences during the war

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drudgery

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hard work that is tiresome

Sentence: The gardener realised that cleaning the huge garden was domestic drudgery

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duplicity

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crafty dishonesty, double dealing

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duress

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hardship, threaten

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