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Deft

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[Adj] Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

Question 2

Delineate

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[Adj] Represented accurately or precisely

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Demote

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[Verb] Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

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Demur

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[Verb] Politely refuse or take exception to

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Denounce

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[Verb] Speak out against

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Denunciation

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[Noun] A public act of condemnation

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Deposition

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[Noun] The act of leaving something somewhere; the act of removing someone important from a powerful position; a formal written statement made or used in a law court

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Deprivation

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[Noun] An absence or too little of something important

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Deprive

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[Verb] Take away

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Descry

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[Verb] Catch sight of; espy

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Dessicate

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[Adj] Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

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Desperate

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[Noun] A person who is frightened and in need of help

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Despicable

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[Adj] Morally reprehensible

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Detached

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[Adj] No longer connected or joined

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Deter

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[Verb] Turn away from as by fear or persuasion

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Devoid

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[Adj] Completely wanting or lacking

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Diatribe

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[Noun] Thunderous verbal attack

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Dichotomy

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[Noun] A classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

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Diffident

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[Adj] Showing modest reserve

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Digress

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[Verb] Wander from a direct or straight course; stray

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Dilettante

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[Noun] An amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention

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Diligent

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[Adj] Quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

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Disabuse

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[Verb] Free somebody from an erroneous belief

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Disassemble

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[Verb] Take apart

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Disburse

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[Verb] Expend, as from a fund

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Discomfit

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[Verb] Cause to lose one's composure

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Discourse

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[Noun] An extended communication dealing with some particular topic

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Discreet

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[Adj] Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

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Discrete

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[Adj] Constituting a separate entity or part

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Disdain

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[Noun] Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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Disguise

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[Noun] Any attire that conceals the wearer's identity

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Disinterested

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[Adj] Unaffected by concern for one's own welfare

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Dislodge

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[Verb] Remove or force from a position previously occupied

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Disparate

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[Adj] Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

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Disparity

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[Noun] Inequality or difference in some respect

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Dispassionate

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[Adj] Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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Dispel

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[Verb] Cause to separate and go in different directions

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Disprove

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[Verb] Show to be false

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Dissemble

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[Verb] Behave unnaturally or affectedly

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Dissent

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[Noun] A difference of opinion

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Distract

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[Verb] Draw someone's attention away from something

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Distraught

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[Adj] Deeply agitated especially from emotion; overwrought

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Divest

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[Verb] Take away possessions from someone

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Divulge

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[Verb] Make known to the public information previously kept secret

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Docile

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[Adj] Easily handled or managed