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Language - English
11th Grade
03/25/2010

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Discern
Definition
unconnected; separate; distinct;
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Discreet
Definition
prudent; judiciously reserved
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Discrete
Definition
unconnected; separate; distinct
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Discriminate
Definition
to notice or point out the difference between two or more things; to discern; to differentiate
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Disdain
Definition
arrogant scorn; cotempt
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Disinterested
Definition
not taking sides; unbiased
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Disparage
Definition
to belittle; to say uncomplimentary things about; usually in a somewhat indirect way
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Disparate
Definition
different; incompatible; unequal
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Disseminate
Definition
to spread the seeds of something; to scatter; to make widely known
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Dissipate
Definition
to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to cause to thin out, drift away, or dissolve; to waste or squander
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Distend
Definition
the breaking up or dissolving of something into parts; disintegration
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Distinguish
Definition
to tell apart; to cause to stand out
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Docile
Definition
easily taught; obedient; easy to handle
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Doctrinaire
Definition
inflexibly committed to a doctrine or theory without regard to its practicality; dogmatic
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Dogmatic
Definition
arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; stubbornly claiming that something (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
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Domestic
Definition
having to do with the household or family; not foreign
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Dormant
Definition
inactive; as though asleep; asleep
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Dubious
Definition
full of doubt; uncertain
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Duplicity
Definition
the act of being two-faced; double-dealing; deception
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Ebullient
Definition
boiling with excitement; exuberant
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Eccentric
Definition
not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
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Eclectic
Definition
choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
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Edify
Definition
to enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters
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Efface
Definition
to erase; to rub away the features of
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