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SAT Vocabulary - D
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11/08/2013
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dab
 Definition
touch lightly
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dais
 Definition
platform
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dally
 Definition
procrastinate
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dank
 Definition
damp
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dauntless
 Definition
courageous
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de facto
 Definition
actual
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de jure
 Definition
legally
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de rigoeur
 Definition
very formal
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deadpan
 Definition
expressionless
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dearth
 Definition
scarcity
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debacle
 Definition
a rout, defeat
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debase
 Definition
degrade
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debauch
 Definition
corrupt
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debauchery
 Definition
indulgence
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debilitate
 Definition
weaken
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debonair
 Definition
sophisticated, affable
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debrief
 Definition
interrogate
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debunk
 Definition
refute, expose
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debutante
 Definition
a girl debuting into society
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decadence
 Definition
decay (e.g. moral or cultural)
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decant
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pour
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decapitate
 Definition
kill by beheading
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decathlon
 Definition
athletic contest
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deceive
 Definition
trick
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defunct
 Definition
extinct
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deciduous
 Definition
shedding leaves
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decimate
 Definition
destroy
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decipher
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decode
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decline
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decrease in number
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decommission
 Definition
take a ship out of service
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decorous
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seemly
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decorum
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protocol
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decree
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official order
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decrepitude
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enfeeblement
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decry
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castigate
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deduce
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conclude
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deduct
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subtract
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deem
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judge
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deface
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mar, disfigure
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defamation
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(noun) slander
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defame
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(verb) slander
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defeatist
 Definition
one who is resigned to defeat
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defer
 Definition
postpone
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deference
 Definition
courteously yielding to another
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deficit
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shortage
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defile
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pollute
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definitive
 Definition
conclusive, final
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deflect
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tum aside
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deflower
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despoil
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defraud
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swindle
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defray
 Definition
pay
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degrade
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demean
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dehydrate
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dry out
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deign
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condescend
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deity
 Definition
a god
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delectable
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delicious
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delegate
 Definition
authorize
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delete
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remove
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deleterious
 Definition
harmful
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deliberate
 Definition
ponder
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delineate
 Definition
draw a line around, describe
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delinquent
 Definition
negligent, culpable
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delirium
 Definition
mental confusion, ecstas
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delude
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deceive
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deluge
 Definition
a flood
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delve
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dig, explore (of ideas)
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demagogue
 Definition
a politician who appeals to base instincts
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demean
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degrade
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demeanor
 Definition
behavior
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demented
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deranged
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demise
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death
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demobilize
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disband
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demography
 Definition
study of human populations
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demoralize
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dishearten
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demote
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lower in rank
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demur
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take exception
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demure
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sedate, reserved
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deft
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skillful
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denigrate
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defame
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denizen
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dweller
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denomination
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class, sect
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denote
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signify, stand for
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denouement
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resolution
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denounce
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condemn
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denude
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strip bare
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depart
 Definition
leave
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depict
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portray
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deplete
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exhaust
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deplore
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condemn
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deploy
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arrange forces
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deportment
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behavior
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deposition
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testimony
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depravity
 Definition
immorality
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deprecate
 Definition
belittle
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depredation
 Definition
preying on, plunder
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deprive
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take away
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deracinate
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uproot
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derelict
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negligent
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deride
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ridicule
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derisive
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mocking
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derogatory
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degrading
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derrick
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crane
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desecrate
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profane
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desiccate
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dehydrate
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designate
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appoint
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desist
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stop
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desolate
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forsaken
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despicable
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contemptible
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despise
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loathe
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despondent
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depressed
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despot
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tyrant
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destitute
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poor
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desuetude
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disuse
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desultory
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without direction in life
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detached
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emotionally removed
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detain
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confine
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detente
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truce
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detention
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confinement
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deter
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discourage, prevent
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deterrent
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hindrance
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detract
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lessen
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detractor
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one who criticizes
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detrimental
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harmful
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detritus
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debris
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devastate
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lay waste
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deviate
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turn away from
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devise
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plan
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devoid
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empty
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devotee
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enthusiast, follower
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devout
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pious
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diabolical
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devilish
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dialectic
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pertaining to debate
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diaphanous
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sheer, translucent
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diatribe
 Definition
long denunciation
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dicey
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risky
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disburse
 Definition
pay out
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dichotomy
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a division into two parts
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discernible
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visible
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dictate
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command
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discerning
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observant
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dictum
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saying
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disclaim
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renounce
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didactic
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instructional
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disconcert
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confuse
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diffident
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shy
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disconsolate
 Definition
inconsolable
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digress
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ramble
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dilapidated
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neglected
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discord
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lack of harmony
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dilate
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enlarge
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discourse
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conversation
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dilatory
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procrastinating
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discreet
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prudent
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dilemma
 Definition
a difficult choice
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discrepancy
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difference
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dilettante
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amateur, dabbler
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discrete
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separate
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diligent
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hard-working
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discretion
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prudence
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diminution
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reduction
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discriminating
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able to see differences
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diocese
 Definition
district
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discursive
 Definition
rambling
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dire
 Definition
dreadful
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disdain
 Definition
contempt
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dirigible
 Definition
airship, blimp
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disengage
 Definition
release, detach
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disabuse
 Definition
correct
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disfigure
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mar, ruin
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disaffect
 Definition
alienate
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disgruntle
 Definition
disappointed
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disarray
 Definition
disorder
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dishevel
 Definition
muss
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disavow
 Definition
deny
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disinclination
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unwillingness
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disband
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disperse
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disingenuous
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deceptive
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disinter
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unearth
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disinterested
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impartial
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disjointed
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disconnected, incoherent
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dismal
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gloomy
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dismantle
 Definition
take apart
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dismay
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dread
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disparage
 Definition
belittle
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disparate
 Definition
various
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disparity
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difference
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dispassionate
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impartial
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dispatch
 Definition
send
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dispel
 Definition
cause to banish
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disperse
 Definition
scatter
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dispirit
 Definition
discourage
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disposition
 Definition
attitude
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dispossess
 Definition
take away possessions
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disputatious
 Definition
fond of arguing
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dispute
 Definition
debate
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disquietude
 Definition
anxiety
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disquisition
 Definition
elaborate treatise
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disrepute
 Definition
disgrace
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dissemble
 Definition
pretend
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disseminate
 Definition
distribute
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dissent
 Definition
disagree
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dissertation
 Definition
lecture
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dissidence
 Definition
disagreement
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dissipate
 Definition
scatter
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dissolute
 Definition
profligate, immoral
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dissolution
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disintegration
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dissonance
 Definition
discord
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dissuade
 Definition
deter
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distend
 Definition
swell
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distortion
 Definition
misinterpret, lie
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distract
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divert
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distrait
 Definition
preoccupied, absent-minded
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distraught
 Definition
distressed
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distrust
 Definition
suspect
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dither
 Definition
move without purpose
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diurnal
 Definition
daily
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diva
 Definition
prima donna
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diverge
 Definition
branch off
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diverse
 Definition
varying
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diversion
 Definition
pastime
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diversity
 Definition
variety
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divest
 Definition
strip, deprive
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dividend
 Definition
distributed profits
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divine
 Definition
foretell
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divisive
 Definition
causing conflict
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divulge
 Definition
disclose
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docile
 Definition
domesticated, trained
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dock
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curtail
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doctrinaire
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dogmatic
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document
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verify
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dodder
 Definition
tremble
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dogged
 Definition
persistent
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doggerel
 Definition
poor verse
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dogmatic
 Definition
certain, unchanging in opinion
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dolce
 Definition
sweetly
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doldrums
 Definition
dullness
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doleful
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sorrowful
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dolorous
 Definition
gloomy
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domicile
 Definition
home
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dominion
 Definition
authority
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don
 Definition
assume, put on
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donor
 Definition
contributor
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dormant
 Definition
asleep
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dossier
 Definition
file
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dotage
 Definition
senility
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doting
 Definition
attending
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double-entendre
 Definition
having two meanings one of which is sexually suggestive
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doughty
 Definition
resolute, unafraid
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dour
 Definition
sullen
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doyen
 Definition
dean of a group
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draconian
 Definition
harsh
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dregs
 Definition
residue, riffraff
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drivel
 Definition
inane speech
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droll
 Definition
amusing
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drone
 Definition
speak in a monotonic voice
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dubious
 Definition
doubtful
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ductile
 Definition
stretchable
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dudgeon
 Definition
resentment, indignant humor
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duenna
 Definition
governess
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duet
 Definition
twosome
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dulcet
 Definition
melodious
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dupe
 Definition
one who is easily trick, victim
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duplicity
 Definition
deceit, treachery
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duress
 Definition
coercion
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dynamic
 Definition
energetic
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