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D's part 1
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38
Business
6th Grade
02/05/2012
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Dais
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platform; speaker's stand
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dale
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valley
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dally
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to waste time
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dastardly
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sneaking and cowardly; shameful
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daub
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to smear; to cover over with paint, etc.
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dearth
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a scarcity or lack
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debacle
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a complete failure ; total collapse
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debauch
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to corrupt
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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decant
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to pour off ( a liquid)
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deciduous
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not permanent; passing
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declaim
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to speak dramatically
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declivity
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downward slope
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decorum
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appropriate social behavior
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decrepit
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broken down by age or disease
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decry
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to speak out against
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defalcate
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to misuse funds; to embezzle
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defamatory
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damaging another's reputation wtih false remarks
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default
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to fail to pay a debt or to perform a task
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defection
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desertion
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defer
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to postpone; to put off
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deference
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respect
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definitive
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comprehensive; complete
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deflect
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to turn aside; to bend
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defoliate
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to strip of leaves
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defray
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to pay the cost of
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deft
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skillful
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defunct
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no longer in existence; extinct
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deify
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to idolize; to make god-like
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deign
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to lower oneself before an inferior
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delineate
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to describe; to depict
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deluge
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a flood; a rush
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delve
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to search ; to investigate
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demagogue
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a popular leader who appeals to the emotions
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demigod
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a person who is partly a god and partly human
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demography
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study of population trends
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demoralize
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to discourage; to cause ot lose spirit
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demur
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to object; to take exception to
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