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the female branch of a family
"The distaff of the family were proud that they were not regarded as chauvenistic males." |
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to swell, inflate, bloat
"Eating too much causes one to distend one's stomach." |
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to move or act confusedly or without clear purpose
"The disconcerting report caused the parents to dither in deliberation, not knowing what to do." "They dithered all day without their leader commanding them." |
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daily
"This pills should be taken on a diurnal basis." |
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to get rid of
"Please divest the roadent problem we have." |
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to fortell or know by inspiration
"The divine knowledge he had allowed him to predict the event." |
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creating disunity or conflict
"The divisive effect of the controversial movie caused people to choose one side or the other." |
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tame; willing to be taught
"The docile child was easy to teach with his mild manners." |
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rigidly devoted to theories
"The doctrinaire orthodox people are unwilling to abandon the Law." |
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persistent, stubborn
"The dogged competitor was unwilling to give up." |
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rigidly fixed in opinion, opinionated
"The dogmatic person let everyone know his professed opinion." |
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a period of despondency
"The doldrums he felt after losing the match was gloomy and full of morn." |
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sad, mournful
"The doleful widower was extremely mournful." |
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sadness
"The dolor the failed athelete had was full of sadness." |
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idiot, dimwit, foolish person
"He was a dolt - always doing idiotic thingsn like sticking his finger in the electricity socket." |
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to rule over something in a tyrannical way
"He always wanted to be a domineer and rule over everyone else in order to command them." |
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senile condition, mental decline
"Many people with Parkinson's disease fear dotage will come next." |
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excessively fond, loving to excess
"The doting lover would never even think of abandoning her." |
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courageous
"The doughty soldier was willing to sacrifice anything." |
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sullen and gloomy; stern and severe
"The dour New England Puritan is marked by his excessive gloomyness." |
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money or property given by a bride to her husband
"Many fear that he married her with the wish of a large dowry." |
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stupid talk; slobber
"The fool was always quick to drivel and talk like an idiot." |
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amusing in a wry, subtle way
"The droll teacher was not appreciated until later in life." |
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waster produced during metal smelting; garbage
"The dross produced after the metal was made was recycled for more metal." |
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angry indignation
"Slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon" |
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
"The dulcet sound of the symphany caused everyone to relax." |
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unable to speak
"The dumb person could not speak." |
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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
"The exposed deliberate duplicity of the politician caused him to lose the election." |
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threat of force or intimidation; imprisonment
"The duress detered the thief from stealing again." |
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to shrink or decrease
"The amount of time studying should not dwindle." |
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suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable
"The dyspeptic person was not happy whenever he felt his stomach pains." |
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