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Delimit

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Fix, mark, or define the boundaries of

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Delineate

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Mark the outline of; sketch; describe in detail

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Demagogue

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A leader who lies and gains power by
arousing the passions and especially
prejudices of the people

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Demur

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Show reluctance or object, especially for
moral reasons

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Denigrate

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Belittle, attack the reputation of

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Denote

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Be a name or symbol for

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Deride

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Mock, scoff at, laugh at contemptuously

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Derivative

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Derived from something else; not original

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Desiccate

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Thoroughly dried up, dehydrated

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Desultory

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Lacking consistency or order, disconnected,
sporadic; going off topic

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Detached

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Impartial, disinterested; unconcerned,
distant, aloof

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Deterrent

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Something that restrains or discourages

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Diaphanous

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Very sheer, fine, translucent

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Diatribe

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Bitter, abusive attack or criticism; rant

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Dichotomy

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Division into two parts or into two
contradictory groups

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Dictum

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Formal or authoritative pronouncement;
saying or proverb

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Didactic

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Intended to instruct; teaching, or teaching a
moral lesson

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence, shy

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Diffuse

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Spread widely, disseminate (verb); dispersed,
widely spread out, or wordy and going off-topic (adj)

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Digress

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Go off-topic when speaking or writing

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Dilate

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To become wider or make wider, cause to
expand; to speak or write at length, elaborate
upon

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Dilatory

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Slow, late; procrastinating or stalling for time

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Dilettante

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Person who takes up an art or activity for
amusement only or in a superficial way

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Din

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Loud, confused noise, esp. for a long period of
time

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Dirge
A funeral or mourning song or poem
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Disabuse
Free someone from a mistake in thinking
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Discerning
Having good judgment or insight; able to distinguish mentally
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Discomfiting
Disconcerting, confusing, frustrating
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Discordant
Harsh or inharmonious in sound; disagreeing, incongruous
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Discredit
Injure the reputation of, destroy credibility of or confidence in
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Discrepancy
Difference or inconsistency
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Discrete
Separate, distinct, detached, existing as individual parts
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Discriminating
Judicious, discerning, having good judgment or insight
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Disingenuous
Insincere, not genuine
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Disinterested
Unbiased, impartial; not interested
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Disjointed
Disconnected, not coherent, jerky; having the joints separated
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Dismiss
Allow to disperse or leave; fire from a job; put aside or reject, especially after only a brief consideration
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Disparage
Belittle, put down; bring shame upon, discredit
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Disparate
Distinct, different
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Dispassionate
Unbiased, not having a selfish or personal motivation; calm, lacking emotion
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Dispatch
Speed, promptness; send off or deal with in a speedy way
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Disperse
Scatter, spread widely, cause to vanish
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Disposition
A person's general or natural mood; tendency
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Disquieting
Disturbing, causing anxiety
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Dissemble
Mislead, conceal the truth, put on a false appearance of
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Disseminate
Scatter, spread about, broadcast
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Dissent
Disagree or take an opposing view, esp. in relation to a formal body such as a government, political party, or church; such a view | there was no dissent from this view
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Dissolution
Dissolving, the state of having been dissolved; breaking bonds or breaking up of a group of people; death, disintegration; sinking into extreme hedonism, vice, and degradation
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Dissonance
Harsh, inharmonious sound; cacophony; disagreement
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Distaff
Female, esp. relating to the maternal side of the family; women or women's work; a staff that holds wool or flax for spinning
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Distend
Swell, expand, stretch, bloat
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Distill
Purify; extract the essential elements of
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Dither
Act indecisively (verb); a state of fear or trembling excitement
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Diurnal
Occurring every day; happening in the daytime (rather than at night)
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Diverge
Differ, deviate; branch off or turn aside, as from a path
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Divest
Deprive or strip of a rank, title, etc., or of clothing or gear; to sell off holdings (opposite of invest)
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Divine
Discover through divination or supernatural means; perceive by insight
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Doctrinaire
Person who applies doctrine in an impractical or rigid and close-minded way (noun); merely theoretical, impractical, or fanatical about other people accepting one's ideas (adj)
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Document
Support with evidence, cite sources in a detailed way, create documentary evidence of
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Doff
Take off (such as clothes), put aside; remove one's hat as a gesture
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Dogma
A system of principles laid down by an authority; established belief
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Dormant
Asleep, inactive, on a break
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Dovetail
Join or fit together
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Droll
Funny in an odd way
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Dubious
Doubtful, questionable, suspect
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Dupe
Person who is easily fooled or used (noun); to fool or exploit (verb)
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Duplicity
Deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception
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Dyspeptic
Grumpy, pessimistic, irritable; suffering from dyspepsia (indigestion)
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e.g.
For example, such as
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Ebullient
Very enthusiastic, lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled

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