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contumacious
Definition
stubborn, disobedient, factious, seditious, sedition, insubordination, intransigent
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craven
Definition
lacking courage
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cul-de-sace
Definition
impasse, deadlock, standstill, stalemate
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally different, entirely unlikely
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desultory
Definition
aimless, haphazard, digressing at random
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dappled
Definition
spotted
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debase
Definition
lower in esteem, reduce the quality, corrupt, debauch, deprave, subvert, pervert, vitiate
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debunk
Definition
disprove, rebuttal, refutation, expose as false, exaggerated, worthless etc; ridicule
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decoy
Definition
lure or bait
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decrepitude
Definition
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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excoriate
Definition
decry, express disapproval, objurgate, disparage, deprecate
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objurgate
Definition
express disapproval
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defection
Definition
desertion
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defoliate
Definition
destroy leaves
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defray
Definition
provide for the payment of
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defrock
Definition
strip the priest or minister of church authority
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deluge
Definition
flood, rush
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demagogue
Definition
false leader, person who appeals to peoples prejudice
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denigrate
Definition
belittle, blacken, deorgate
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denizen
Definition
regular, visitor, inhabitant, resident
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depose
Definition
remove from office, dethrone
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deposition
Definition
testimony under oath
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depredation
Definition
plundering
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derelict
Definition
negligent, careless, abandoned
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derange
Definition
make insane, disarrange
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desiccate
Definition
dry up
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desolate
Definition
unpopulated, joyless
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desperado
Definition
reckless outlaw
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despoil
Definition
strip of valuables, rob
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despondent
Definition
gloomy, depressing, saturnine
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despot
Definition
tyranny, authoritarian, harsh
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obfuscate
Definition
obscure and unclear
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determinate
Definition
invariable, having a fixed order or procedure
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deterrent
Definition
something that discourages, hinders
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detraction
Definition
slandering, aspersion
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aspersion
Definition
detraction, slander, vilify, traduce
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devious
Definition
roundabout, erratic, not straightforward
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devolve
Definition
be transferred to another, delegated to another
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diabolical
Definition
devilish
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diadem
Definition
crown
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dialectic, dialectical
Definition
mutual or reciprocal, relating to the art of debate
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diaphanous
Definition
sheer, transparent
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diatribe
Definition
bitter scolding, invective, vituperative, vitriolic
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determination
Definition
resolve; measurement or calculation; decision
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dichotomy
Definition
split; branching in 2 parts especially contradicting ones
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